Trump will personally go to Supreme Court for birthright citizenship case
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US President Donald Trump's directive to restrict birthright citizenship in the US is part of his wider crackdown on immigration.
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WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump will personally go to the Supreme Court on April 1 to attend oral arguments for a case regarding birthright citizenship.
“I think so,” Mr Trump said on March 31 when asked if he will go to the court.
Late on March 31, the White House said Mr Trump will attend Supreme Court oral arguments at 10am EDT (10pm Singapore time) on April 1.
The Supreme Court will hear arguments on April 1 over the legality of Mr Trump’s directive to restrict birthright citizenship in the US, a contentious part of his efforts to curb immigration and a step that would alter how a 19th-century constitutional provision has long been understood.
The Republican President’s directive, issued in January 2025 on his first day back in office as part of a sweeping crackdown on immigration, carried through on threats Mr Trump had made for years to try to restrict birthright citizenship.
“I love a few of them, I don’t like some others,” Mr Trump said on March 31 about Supreme Court justices, while being critical of appointments by former Democratic presidents Joe Biden and Barack Obama.
A lower court blocked Mr Trump’s executive order that told US agencies not to recognise the citizenship of children born in the US if neither parent is an American citizen or legal permanent resident, also called a “green card” holder.
That court ruled that Mr Trump’s policy violated the US Constitution’s 14th Amendment and a federal law codifying birthright citizenship rights in a class-action lawsuit by parents and children whose citizenship is threatened by the directive.
Mr Trump has pursued an aggressive and hardline immigration crackdown since returning to the White House in early 2025.
Rights advocates have said the crackdown has created a fearful environment, particularly for minorities, and violates free speech and due process rights.
Mr Trump has cast his actions as aiming to improve domestic security and curb illegal immigration. REUTERS
