New move regarding birthright citizenship

The administration of US President Donald Trump on March 13 asked the Supreme Court to narrow nationwide injunctions that have blocked Mr. Trump's plan to end birthright citizenship.

Acting US Attorney General Sarah Harris said in three emergency applications filed simultaneously in different cases about Mr. Trump's plan to end birthright citizenship that it was a "modest" request, according to NBC News.

The US Supreme Court in Washington DC

Notably, Ms. Harris did not ask the court to rule on the nature of the plan, which would apply nationwide. Instead, the Trump administration wants the court to limit lower court orders to individuals or groups who have sued against President Trump’s order, and potentially to people living in Democratic-led states that have challenged it.

After his inauguration on January 20, President Trump, a Republican, ordered US agencies to refuse to recognize the citizenship of children born in the US if neither of their parents is a US citizen or legal permanent resident, according to Reuters.

Ms. Harris also asked the court to allow the agencies to work on how to implement the executive order issued by Mr. Trump on his first day in office, if it goes into effect. If the request is granted, the Trump administration could move forward with formulating its policy and try to implement it in some form, according to NBC News.

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Most legal experts believe the proposal will fail and is unlikely to be implemented because the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution states that anyone born in the US is a US citizen. At least five votes in favor of the nine-justice Supreme Court are needed to approve the emergency request.

Mr Trump's lawyers argued that birthright citizenship should be limited to people whose parents are at least one US citizen or permanent resident.

The Trump administration’s three emergency applications stem from three cases across the country challenging the plan to end birthright citizenship. Federal judges in Maryland, Massachusetts, and Washington all ruled that the plan was likely unconstitutional and blocked it. Appeals courts upheld those preliminary findings and declined to stay the ruling.

The lower court rulings apply nationwide, but Harris argued in her filing that judges do not have the authority to make such sweeping rulings. Such broad injunctions “undermine the executive branch’s ability to function,” Harris said.

Ms. Harris also argued that states do not have legal standing to sue, saying they cannot bring 14th Amendment claims on behalf of their residents, according to NBC News.

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