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A lawsuit challenging Trump's executive order revoking this type of citizenship is reportedly being heard by the Supreme Court. Legal experts believe this is the first time a sitting president has attended a Supreme Court hearing, Axios reports.
During the hearing, the justices expressed skepticism about the legality of the president's executive order restricting birthright citizenship in the United States. They noted that this initiative is part of a strict immigration policy and could affect the existing interpretation of the constitutional provision.
After the hearing, Trump said the United States is the "only country" that allows birthright citizenship and criticized the current practice.
On his first day back as president, he reportedly signed an executive order aimed at restricting a right enshrined in the US Constitution and upheld by the Supreme Court more than 125 years ago.
It is noted that the president's position is based on the assertion that children born in the United States to illegal immigrants should not automatically receive citizenship.
At the same time, critics link this position to the racist “white replacement” conspiracy theory.
Courts have reportedly held since 1898 that the amendment applies to virtually all children born in the United States.
The US Supreme Court previously struck down Trump's sweeping tariff program by a majority vote. Last year, the court also upheld the president in a number of cases, including those related to the firing of federal employees, the resumption of mass deportations, and the ban on transgender people serving in the military.
