Court case will weigh the constitutionality of his contentious bid to end birthright citizenship
President Trump cannot unilaterally overturn a constitutional amendment; that requires congressional action.
But the administration is arguing not that they’re overturning the amendment, but rather interpreting it according to its intended meaning.
The Trump administration wants the supreme court to reinterpret the amendment and allow the order to be enforced, overriding more than 125 years of legal precedent.
The landmark decision on birthright citizenship, United States v Wong Kim Ark, made clear that a child born to parents of Chinese descent who had permanent “domicile” in the US would be a US citizen at the time of birth under the 14th amendment.
