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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Maanvi Singh

Trump seeks to redefine who gets to be an American with birthright citizenship case

a women holding a sign in front of the supreme court
Demonstrators rally in support of birthright citizenship outside the US supreme court on Wednesday. Photograph: Gent Shkullaku/Zuma Press Wire/Shutterstock

It was a surreal morning at the US supreme court.

For more than two hours, the nation’s highest court considered arguments over whether Donald Trump – via an executive order – could tear down an idea that has been fundamental to the story and trajectory of the United States: that almost anyone born on US soil is an US citizen.

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