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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Mark Sherman

The birthright citizenship case at the Supreme Court hits close to home for this immigrant mother

Supreme Court Birthright Citizenship - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

One of the first things an Argentine emigre did after her son was born in Florida last year was get him a U.S. passport.

She saw the passport as tangible evidence that he's an American. But now people like her are in a legal fight over President Donald Trump's executive order that would deny U.S. citizenship to children born in the United States to people who are in the country illegally or temporarily.

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