The Trump administration argues the 14th Amendment does not apply to people in the country illegally or on temporary visas. In addition to opposing birthright citizenship, Morse also advocated for limiting the other reconstruction amendments that abolished slavery and guaranteed Black people the right to vote. The litigation over Trump’s birthright citizenship ban kicked off the day after his executive order. In June, the birthright citizenship case made it to the Supreme Court in a separate case. Shortly after, a group of individuals represented by the ACLU filed a class-action lawsuit against the birthright citizenship order in New Hampshire.

Source: Washington Post March 30, 2026 23:04 UTC