Fifth Court Blocks Trump's Birthright Citizenship Order

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Above: People outside the U.S. Supreme Court protesting a ban on birthright citizenship on May 15, 2025. Image copyright: Jim Watson/Getty Images

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The Spin

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, denying citizenship to children just like freed slaves after the Civil War.

Reason.com

SCOTUS already settled birthright citizenship more than a century ago, in the case of Wong Kim Ark, establishing that citizenship applies only to children whose parents have lawful permission to reside in America. Trump's order substantially complies with this 127-year-old precedent that excludes children of illegal aliens from automatic citizenship.

American Thinker

Metaculus Prediction

There's a 15% chance that any U.S. authority will refuse to recognize the citizenship of U.S.-born children of non-citizen parents for 90 days in 2025-26, compared to a 25% chance for 2027-28.