EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) — The U.S. Supreme Court could decide Friday if it will allow the Trump administration to enforce an executive order denying birthright citizenship to U.S.-born children of parents who are in the country illegally.
The case is under an emergency appeal, a situation the Court rarely undertakes.
Staff members of local advocacy organizations say there is concern among immigrants about the possible loss of citizenship for their U.S.-born children.
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The advocates themselves are worried, saying birthright citizenship has withstood constitutional challenges before, but with a conservative majority of justices in the Supreme Court, they don’t know what to expect.
However, President Donald Trump’s executive order says it will only affect children born 30 days after the White House issued the document. That implies it is targeted not at those who already have children, even grown-up children, but at new arrivals.
In this episode of Border Report Live, correspondent Julian Resendiz and host Daniel Marin outline the executive order and discuss what advocates suggest doing should the Supreme Court strike down birthright citizenship.
Plus, federal officials this week testified about cartel activity on U.S. soil. During a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration in Los Angeles testified of several instances of cartel members directly “shadowing” DEA agents both in Mexico and in the United States. North of the border, the surveillance typically happens before arrests are made and DEA agents often have to call for local police departments to assist them with a show of force.
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