- Title: U.S. Supreme Court to hear Trump birthright citizenship case
- Date: 31st March 2026
- Summary: ATLANTA, GEORGIA, UNITED STATES (MARCH 30, 2026) (REUTERS) (SOUNDBITE) (English) IMMIGRATION ATTORNEY, CHARLES KUCK, SAYING: "When the executive order first came out, I had several clients that rushed to the hospital to be induced to labor to have a baby before the effective date of the executive order. Since that time, I have not heard hardly anything from our clients abo
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- Story Text: The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on Wednesday (April 1) over former President Donald Trump's executive order seeking to deny citizenship to children born in the United States to parents who are neither U.S. citizens nor lawful permanent residents, a measure critics claim violates the 14th Amendment and the principle of birthright citizenship.
The order, issued in January 2025 as part of Trump's broader immigration crackdown, has faced intense legal and political scrutiny. Immigrant rights advocates warn that, if upheld, the directive could affect more than 250,000 babies born annually, with fears it could later be applied retroactively to millions of others.
Immigration attorney Charles Kuck criticized the measure on Monday (March 30), declaring, "The Constitution is clear. If you're born here, you're a U.S. citizen." He argued the executive order is out of step with American values, adding, "At the end of the day, I believe the Supreme Court will come down firmly on the side of the Constitution."
Kuck urged the public not to panic about the case. "I think the outcome is set already," he said. "This is one thing I do not believe people have to worry about." Warning against broader societal consequences, he said the order risks creating "a permanent underclass of people that are stateless, which is directly contrary to who we are as a country and our Constitution."
The conservative-leaing Supreme Court, which has ruled in Trump's favor on several contested immigration policies in the past, is expected to issue its decision later this year.
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