Washington, DC – The United States Supreme Court has heard oral arguments on the administration of US President Donald Trump’s effort to end the longstanding practice of granting citizenship to anyone born in the United States.Hundreds of protesters, many associated with civil rights and immigration advocacy groups, gathered in front of the country’s top court during the proceedings, in which challenging lawyers argued that the Trump administration’s plan, laid out in an executive order signed on January 20, 2025, ran counter to the US Constitution and subsequent federal law.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listLawyers for the Trump administration, in contrast, argued that more than a century of US practice had been based on a “misreading” of the US Constitution, as they maintained that citizenship should not be granted to infants born to parents living in the US without documentation or those on “temporary” legal statuses.Underscoring the significance of the case to the administration, which has pursued a slate of hardline deportation and immigration policies, was the attendance of US President Donald Trump at Wednesday’s hearing. That made Trump the first sitting president in US history to attend oral arguments at the Supreme Court.“This hits close to home,” said Luis Villaguzman, a 21-year-old student fellow with the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) from Riverside, California, who was among those gathered in front of the court. “Specifically when it comes to immigrants … mothers, who are pregnant, about to give birth … they will lose benefits and truly just lose a hope – a futu …
