President Trump attended the U.S. Supreme Court for oral arguments on his executive order aiming to limit birthright citizenship, an unprecedented event for a sitting president.
The case stems from an executive order signed on Trump's first day in office, targeting children of undocumented immigrants.
Legal debate centers on five words in the 14th Amendment's Citizenship Clause: "subject to the jurisdiction thereof."
The Trump administration argues that birthright citizenship requires "full allegiance" to the U.S., which undocumented immigrants and temporary visitors lack.
Challengers, via an ACLU class-action lawsuit, contend this would violate longstanding precedent that citizenship applies to all born on U.S. soil.
Trump's presence signals he is doubling down on his hard-line immigration policies.
The Department of Homeland Security is noted as currently shut down, mentioned in passing.
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