Foreword
During his 2024 presidential campaign, Donald Trump promised to end the guarantee that anyone born on U.S. soil automatically becomes a U.S. citizen regardless of the immigration status of their parents. He said this was a motivating factor for those attempting to enter the country without permission. On Jan. 20, 2025, the day he was inaugurated, Trump signed an executive order to implement this change. Immigration rights groups quickly filed suit against the administration in multiple federal courts, alleging that the move was unconstitutional and upended more than 100 years of legal precedent. Four days later, a district court judge…
