Birthright citizenship remains in effect despite recent court decisions and President Donald Trump's executive order

Republican U.S. Senators Introduce Legislation to End Birthright Citizenship for Children of Illegal Immigrants, Terrorists, and Foreign Spies

People protest outside the U.S. Supreme Court over President Donald Trump's move to end birthright citizenship. The Constitution is clear in declaring, through the 14th Amendment, that every child born in this country is a U. S. citizen. To deny their citizenship is to impoverish the entire citizenry.

A federal judge again barred President Donald Trump 's administration from enforcing his executive order limiting birthright citizenship nationwide after the Supreme Court restricted the ability of judges to block his policies using nationwide injunctions.

Editorial: Celebrate a nation of immigrants — Constitution demands protecting birthright citizenship (ATTENTION EDITORS: 1 photo accompanies this column. FILENAME: OPED-BIRTHRIGHT-CITIZENSHIP-EDITORIAL-NY.jpg)

One of his biggest targets: the birthright citizenship that has defined American identity for over 150 years. On Thursday, a federal judge temporarily blocked Trump’s order, which had directed federal departments to deny birthright citizenship from children born to mothers and fathers who are not legal American citizens.

President Donald Trump is threatening to strip people of their U.S. citizenship, including political foes, as his administration works to deport people

If U.S. citizenship for Puerto Ricans is no longer secure, then neither is the colonial arrangement that produced it.