The nation's highest court has agreed to take on a significant case that questions a century-old principle: guaranteed citizenship for those born on American soil.
On day one in office this January, the administration signed an order aiming to terminate the policy, but the move was struck down by federal courts after constitutional questions were initiated.
The Supreme Court's ultimate decision will ultimately affirm citizenship rights for the offspring of migrants who are in the US undocumented or on non-immigrant visas, or it will nullify them completely.
Next, the justices will set a time to hear the case between the federal government and claimants, which comprise parents who are immigrants and their newborns.
For nearly 160 years, the Fourteenth Amendment has established the rule that all individuals born in the nation is a citizen, with exceptions for children born to foreign diplomats and personnel of invading forces.
"All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States."
The contested presidential order sought to deny citizenship to the offspring of people who are either in the US in violation of immigration law or are in the country on temporary visas.
The United States is among about 30 countries – primarily in the North and South America – that provide automatic citizenship to anyone born within their borders.
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