US Supreme Court agrees to hear case disputing birthright citizenship.

US Supreme Court

The nation's highest court has decided to review a significant case that challenges a century-old guarantee: birthright citizenship for individuals born in the United States.

On his first day in office this January, President Donald Trump enacted a directive aiming to halt this practice, but the action was struck down by the judiciary after legal challenges were initiated.

The Supreme Court's ultimate decision will either support citizenship rights for the offspring of immigrants who are in the US undocumented or on short-term permits, or it will nullify them altogether.

Next, the judges will calendar a session to hear oral arguments between the federal government and the suing parties, which involve parents who are immigrants and their newborns.

A Constitutional Cornerstone

For more than 150 years, the 14th Amendment has established the rule that every person born in the nation is a US citizen, with specific conditions for children born to foreign diplomats and members of occupying armies.

"Anyone born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States."

The challenged presidential order sought to deny citizenship to the offspring of people who are either in the US illegally or are in the country on non-permanent visas.

The United States is among about 30 countries – mostly in the Western Hemisphere – that grant instant citizenship to any person born within their borders.

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