WASHINGTON (AP) — One of the first things an Argentine emigre did after her son was born in Florida last year was get him a U.S. passport.
She saw the passport as tangible evidence that he’s an American. But now people like her are in a legal fight over President Donald Trump’s executive order that would deny U.S. citizenship to children born in the United States to people who are in the country illegally or temporarily.
“It’s funny because I actually booked him for his passport application appointment even before he was born,” the 28-year-old woman said, as her now 7-month-old son napped nearby. She spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity, insisted upon by her lawyers, out of fear of possible retribution by the Republican administration if she were publicly identified.
“I would say that I am definitely relieved that at least he is protected,” she said.
For the unaware, this is constitutional battle.
This will decide whether an US president’s executive order can override any of the amendments of the constitution.Tuki@TukiFromKL 2026-03-28: 🚨 Do you understand what SCOTUS is about to decide?
in 1857, the Supreme Court ruled that Black Americans… even those born free on American soil… could never be citizens… it was called the Dred Scott decision… one of the most shameful rulings in legal history…
it took a Civil War and 360,000 Union deaths to fix it…
in 1868, Congress passed the 14th Amendment… “all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens”… no exceptions… no asterisks… they wrote it that way on purpose… so no government could ever again decide who counts as American on this soil…
it has stood for 156 years…
Trump signed an executive order trying to end it…
not a constitutional amendment… not an act of Congress… an executive order…
and SCOTUS is about to decide if that’s allowed…
here’s what nobody’s saying out loud…
this isn’t about immigration…
if a president can override the 14th Amendment with an executive order… there is no amendment a president cannot override with an executive order…
one executive order just did what the Confederacy couldn’t.
