Trump's Citizenship Gamble: A Question of Judicial Willpower The latest executive order from President Donald Trump is a brazen attempt to chip away at birthright citizenship, a fundamental right enshrined in the 14th Amendment since the Civil War.
On its surface, this seems like a rehashing of previous efforts, but closer examination reveals a carefully crafted game plan aimed at exploiting judicial willpower. Last year's Supreme Court decision in Trump v.
Barbara reaffirmed that everyone born on US soil is a citizen, regardless of their parents' immigration status. The Court's 2025 decision built upon century old precedent dating back to United States v. Wong Kim Ark .