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The Independent UK
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SCOTUS is set to weigh birthright citizenship; here’s what US judges have said

The Supreme Court is currently considering arguments regarding an appeal from the administration of Donald Trump, which seeks to overturn a federal judge’s ruling that blocked an executive order aimed at ending birthright citizenship.

This order, signed by Trump on his second term’s first day, has been uniformly blocked by federal courts, which have concluded it "likely violates the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution" and federal law.

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