Trump asks Supreme Court to uphold birthright limits
The Justice Department on Sept. 27, 2025 asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review President Trump’s executive order that would deny birthright U.S. citizenship to children born to parents who are in the country illegally or temporarily. The petition, shared with the Associated Press, seeks reversal of lower-court injunctions (including rulings from the 9th Circuit and a New Hampshire federal judge) that have blocked the order, setting up a potential high-court decision next spring or early summer with major constitutional and policy consequences.
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Trump asks Supreme Court to uphold restrictions he wants to impose on birthright citizenship
New information:
- DOJ shared its Supreme Court petition on Sept. 27, 2025; the filing has been provided to parties but is not yet docketed at the Court.
- Solicitor General D. John Sauer argued lower-court rulings "undermine our border security" and conferred citizenship "without lawful justification."
- Every lower court to review the order has concluded it likely violates the 14th Amendment; ACLU lawyer Cody Wofsy pledged continued litigation to protect affected children's citizenship.