Trump’s attempt to overturn birthright citizenship uses century-old Native American case – CBC

Jan 29, 2025

Navajo Nation advises citizens to carry state identification due to immigration raids

Indigenous people in the U.S. are worried by President Donald Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship, a constitutional right, using a 19th century case that denied citizenship to a Native American.

The 14th Amendment reads that “all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States.”

Last week, Trump issued an executive order that would eliminate it, but a federal judge blocked the order temporarily shortly after 22 states quickly mounted a legal challenge.