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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Joseph Gedeon in Washington

Hundreds rally for birthright citizenship at supreme court: ‘We are an immigrant nation’

people hold signs that read 'immigrants make our communities stronger' and 'citizenship is a birthright keep the promise'
Demonstrators rally support of birthright citizenship outside the US supreme court in Washington DC on Wednesday. Photograph: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images

About 250 demonstrators packed the steps of the supreme court on Wednesday, chanting in defense of birthright citizenship as Donald Trump himself watched from the public gallery in an unprecedented appearance.

Beija McCarter, an eighth grade US history teacher, and Noah Goldstein, a New Yorker who was also at last month’s trans rights rally, both arrived at the demonstration with little optimism about what the justices inside might decide.

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