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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Melissa Goldin

FACT FOCUS: Trump claims the US is the only country with birthright citizenship. It's not

Supreme Court Birthright Citizenship - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

As the Supreme Court prepared to hear arguments Thursday on whether to allow President Donald Trump's restrictions on birthright citizenship to take effect, he falsely claimed on Truth Social that the United States is the only country that offers such a right.

Trump signed an executive order on Jan. 20, the first day of his second term, that would deny citizenship to children who are born to people who are living in the U.S. illegally or temporarily. It has been put on nationwide holds by lower court orders.

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