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The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Thursday in a case challenging President Donald Trump’s order limiting 

who is entitled to birthright citizenship

Birthright citizenship means anyone born in the United States automatically becomes an American citizen. It’s been in place for decades and applies to children born to anyone in the U.S., including undocumented people or those in the U.S. on a tourist or student visa with plans to return to their home country.

Majority of Americans oppose ending birthright citizenship

To date, every court to have considered Trump's executive order banning birthright citizenship has blocked it. But Trump has persisted in his contention that birthright citizenship is unconstitutional, an idea widely considered a fringe view because the Supreme Court 

 127 years ago, and that decision has never been disturbed.

But others say this is a right enshrined in the 

 to the Constitution, which states, “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.”

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The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Thursday in a case challenging President Donald Trump’s order limiting who is entitled to birthright citizenship. Hear the arguments live here.

Live coverage of Supreme Court arguments in challenge to birthright citizenship

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