Donald Trump Takes Birthright Citizenship Fight to Supreme Court, Challenging 14th Amendment

Birthright citizenship clash: Trump has now reached the Supreme Court to stop the birthright citizenship law in America. US President Donald Trump has already signed the order to stop birthright citizenship, but it has been stayed by the court, after which the Trump administration has now reached the Supreme Court and demanded a ban on it.

Supreme Court Faces Trump’s Push to End Birthright Citizenship in Landmark Case

The Trump administration filed a series of emergency appeals to the US Supreme Court seeking permission to move forward with its plan to end birthright citizenship, CNN reports. In the appeals, the Trump administration argued that lower courts had gone too far in issuing orders blocking the policy and urged the court to restrict the effect of those orders.

Trump’s Controversial Citizenship Ban Reaches Supreme Court Amid Legal Firestorm

In early January, a federal judge ruled his executive order "patently unconstitutional" and blocked its implementation. The Trump administration's appeal to the Supreme Court does not directly concern the constitutionality of the policy. However, it wants the administration to make a "modest" request to limit the scope of the injunction. If the Supreme Court grants the request, it would allow the Trump administration to enforce its executive order against people not covered by the pending lawsuit.