Apr 01, 2026, 07:29Apr 01, 2026, 07:29
This concern seems particularly important to Donald Trump: The US President wants to personally take part in a Supreme Court hearing today on the question of whether children born in the United States are automatically US citizens. According to his official schedule, Trump wanted to go to the hearing at 10 a.m. (4 p.m. CEST). According to US media, it will be the first time that a sitting president will take part in a Supreme Court hearing.
Trump wants to personally attend a Supreme Court hearing.Image: keystone
According to his plan, Trump’s next appointment is back at the White House at 12:30 p.m. local time – so he should only attend part of the hearing in the court in the capital Washington.
The case shakes the foundations of America’s self-image as a nation of immigrants. Since 1868, babies born in the United States automatically receive U.S. citizenship. The basis for this is the 14th Amendment to the Constitution. Trump wants to change the law for those children whose parents are only in the USA temporarily or without valid residence documents. This means that in addition to babies born to migrants without valid residence status, those born to asylum seekers, foreign students, tourists or foreigners who have been temporarily transferred to the USA by companies could also be affected.
If at least one parent has citizenship or a permanent residence permit (green card), the child should continue to be granted US citizenship. The order, which Trump signed right at the beginning of his second term in office, has not yet come into force due to preliminary injunctions from lower courts.
The civil rights organizations that have filed the class action lawsuit that is now pending before the Supreme Court expect a decision from the nine judges by June or July at the latest. (hkl/sda/dpa)