The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against President Trump's executive order that barred birthright citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants. The ruling confirmed that the Fourteenth Amendment guarantees citizenship for anyone born in the United States. Citing a precedent from an 1898 Supreme Court case, the court upheld the notion that citizenship extends to the children of immigrant non-citizens. The majority opinion was articulated by Judge Ronald M. Gould, supported by Judge Michael Daly Hawkins, while Trump appointee Judge Patrick J. Bumatay partially dissented based on standing issues.
The appeals court finds that there is significant precedent for opening birthright citizenship to immigrants, specifically starting with an 1898 Supreme Court case.
Since was decided in 1898, until this challenged Executive Order, the Judiciary, Congress, and the Executive Branch have consistently and uniformly protected the Citizenship Clause's explicit guarantee of birthright citizenship.
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