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Birthright Citizenship

2015

2015-08-19 Trump called for an end to birthright citizenship.

https://www.cnn.com/2015/08/19/politics/donald-trump-birthright-american-citizenship

2024 February

2024-02-29 Republicans blocked an IVF bill while making false claims about human-animal chimeras; Emma Waters later suggested IVF outsourcing could invite birthright citizenship.

https://www.heritage.org/marriage-and-family/commentary/taming-ivfs-wild-west

2025 February

2025-02-06 A federal judge blocked Trump’s unconstitutional birthright citizenship order.

https://www.azag.gov/press-release/judge-blocks-trumps-unconstitutional-birthright-citizenship-order-case-brought

2026 April

2026-04-01 Trump loomed over Supreme Court hearings on birthright citizenship as a “silent observer.” https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/ce8l27p3jr8o

https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/04/supreme-court-appears-likely-to-side-against-trump-on-birthright-citizenship/

https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/01/politics/live-news/supreme-court-birthright-trump

https://www.axios.com/2026/04/01/trump-supreme-court-birthright-citizenship-hearing

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/trumps-supreme-court-attendance-highlights-his-focus-on-immigration

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-makes-historic-scotus-appearance-birthright-citizenship-case

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/04/01/trump-supreme-court-birthright-citizenship/

2026 June

2026-06-30 SCOTUS preserved birthright citizenship.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/live-us-supreme-court-decide-birthright-citizenship-final-day-landmark-rulings-2026-06-30/

2026 August

2026-08-07 Trump signed two Executive Orders restricting birthright citizenship.

https://www.npr.org/2026/08/06/g-s1-137686/trump-birthright-citizenship-immigration-curb

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj63966j95yo

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-new-executive-orders-birthright-citizenship/