The nation's highest court has agreed to take on a landmark case that puts to the test a century-old constitutional right: automatic citizenship for people born within US borders.
On his first day in office this winter, President Donald Trump enacted a directive aiming to end this practice, but the action was subsequently blocked by the judiciary after constitutional questions were filed.
The Supreme Court's final decision will ultimately affirm citizenship rights for the infants of migrants who are in the US without authorization or on temporary visas, or it will nullify them entirely.
Next, the court will set a time to hear the case between the government and claimants, which comprise immigrant parents and their infants.
For over a century and a half, the 14th Amendment has codified the doctrine that anyone born in the country is a citizen, with exceptions for children born to diplomats and personnel of invading forces.
"Every individual born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States."
The contested directive sought to deny citizenship to the children of people who are whether in the US illegally or are in the country on temporary visas.
The United States is among about 30 countries – largely in the North and South America – that award automatic citizenship to any person born within their borders.
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