Supreme Court Doubtful of Trump Birthright Citizenship Curbs

The US Supreme Court cast doubt on President Donald Trump’s bid to roll back automatic birthright citizenship, signaling the justices are likely to deal him a fresh rebuke and reject a central plank of his immigration agenda.

With Trump in attendance for part of the arguments Wednesday, justices from across the ideological spectrum questioned whether an executive order he issued hours after his inauguration last year could be squared with the Constitution and federal law. The 14th Amendment has long been understood as guaranteeing citizenship to virtually everyone born on US soil.