Federal appeals court in Boston rules Trump administration cant end birthright citizenship
Boston.comSEP 2025
The Supreme Court already settled birthright citizenship in Wong Kim Ark, establishing that citizenship applies only to children whose parents have lawful permission to reside in America. Trump's executive order substantially complies with this 127-year-old precedent that excludes children of illegal aliens from automatic citizenship.
Trump's birthright citizenship order is blatantly unconstitutional and has been unanimously rejected by every single judge who reviewed it across multiple courts. The order violates the clear meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment and would deny citizenship to children just like freed slaves after the Civil War.
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