Morning Jolt: Can Birthright Citizenship Be Repealed by Executive Order?

TODAY'S JOLT IS SPONSORED BY
WALMART

WITH JIM GERAGHTY

January 21 2025

Can Birthright Citizenship Be Repealed by Executive Order?

On the menu today: On a marathon first half-day in office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order declaring that the U.S. Constitution's 14th Amendment does not apply to the children of illegal immigrants born on American soil, and that those children are not U.S. citizens. As you'd expect, this order had a legal challenge before the ink was dry, and it will face tough scrutiny from the judicial branch of our government.

Trump vs. the 14th Amendment

The Supreme Court — and the federal court system in general — is going to be busy in the next couple of months.

The Constitution's 14th Amendment:

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. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person ...

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