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birthright citizenship

The constitutional guarantee under the 14th Amendment that all persons born in the United States are citizens. Incidents involve executive orders attempting to revoke or restrict birthright citizenship in violation of the Constitution.

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Executive Order Attempting to Restrict Fourteenth Amendment Birthright Citizenship

An executive order attempting to override the Fourteenth Amendment's birthright citizenship guarantee by executive fiat, blocked by every court to consider it and now before the Supreme Court.

  • EO 14160 attempted to deny citizenship to babies born in the U.S. to parents without lawful permanent status.
  • Four federal district courts and two appeals courts blocked the order as unconstitutional.