US Supreme Court will review case disputing birthright citizenship.
The nation's highest court has will hear a landmark case that questions a century-old guarantee: guaranteed citizenship for individuals born on American soil.
On day one in office this January, the President enacted a directive aiming to halt birthright citizenship, but the move was subsequently blocked by lower courts after constitutional questions were filed.
The Supreme Court's final judgment will ultimately uphold citizenship rights for the offspring of migrants who are in the US without authorization or on temporary visas, or it will end the provision completely.
Next, the judges will set a time to hear the case between the administration and plaintiffs, which comprise parents who are immigrants and their newborns.
The 14th Amendment
For nearly 160 years, the Constitutional amendment has codified the doctrine that all individuals born in the country is a citizen, with specific conditions for children born to diplomats and members of invading forces.
"All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States."
The disputed executive order sought to refuse citizenship to the children of people who are either in the US illegally or are in the country on non-permanent visas.
The United States belongs to a group of about three dozen nations – largely in the North and South America – that provide immediate citizenship to any person born on their soil.
