Trending Now - Trump Allies Invoke White Supremacists in Citizenship Battle

WHO:

Alternet - President Trump is involved in the challenge to birthright citizenship.

Alternet - The ACLU is opposing the Trump administration's arguments.

Alternet - Lucy Salyer, a history professor at the University of New Hampshire, commented on the administration's choice of historical figures.

Alternet - Alexander Porter Morse, a Confederate officer and attorney, is cited in the Trump administration's arguments.

WHAT:

Alternet - The Trump administration is challenging a ruling based on the 14th Amendment that grants citizenship to most children born in the U.S.

Alternet - Trump signed an executive order on January 21st, 2025, attempting to limit birthright citizenship for certain U.S.-born children of undocumented or temporary-status parents.

Alternet - The Supreme Court case will consider the legality of Trump's executive order.

The Washington Post - The argument presented by Trump officials is based on a post-Civil War campaign against birthright citizenship.

WHERE:

Alternet - The Supreme Court is the location where the case will be argued.

WHEN:

Alternet - The Supreme Court will hear the case on April 1st, 2026.

Alternet - The historical context of the arguments dates back to the end of the Civil War in the 1860s.

WHY:

Alternet - The Trump administration's arguments are based on the belief that the Constitution excludes children of foreigners transiently within the U.S. from qualifying for citizenship.

Alternet - The ACLU argues that the administration's position would undermine the citizenship of millions of Americans and is a remaking of the nation’s constitutional foundations.

HOW:

Alternet - The Trump administration cites historical figures and their arguments in a Supreme Court brief to support its case against birthright citizenship.

Alternet - The administration highlights the phrase "subject to the jurisdiction thereof" in the 14th Amendment to argue that it disqualifies children of illegal migrants and temporary visitors from citizenship.

(UPDATED March 30, 2026 21:14 UTC)

President Trump is challenging a ruling related to birthright citizenship, with the Supreme Court set to hear the case April 1st. The Trump administration's arguments, which reference historical figures like Confederate officer Alexander Porter Morse, claim that the Constitution excludes children of foreigners temporarily in the U.S. from citizenship, a position the ACLU argues could undermine the citizenship of millions of Americans.