Two US Appeals Courts Likely Reject Trump Birthright Citizenship Order

President Donald Trump's executive order aiming to restrict birthright citizenship, signed on his first day in office, has faced significant judicial skepticism and has been blocked by multiple courts as unconstitutional. The order denies automatic citizenship to children born on U.S. soil to parents who are in the country illegally or temporarily, challenging long-standing interpretations of the 14th Amendment. The Boston-based First U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently questioned the administration's legal arguments, emphasizing adherence to the Supreme Court's 1898 United States v. Wong Kim Ark decision, which guarantees citizenship to most U.S.-born children regardless of their parents' status. The judges expressed reluctance to overturn established Supreme Court precedent, with at least two federal appeals courts ruling the order unlawful this summer. The issue remains contentious and may ultimately be resolved by the Supreme Court. Trump's administration argues that the 14th Amendment was originally intended only to grant citizenship to children of formerly enslaved people, a stance that courts have thus far rejected.