"Birthright Citizenship Under Fire: Trump's Crackdown on Immigration Continues" In a move that has sparked heated debate, the Supreme Court is set to decide the fate of birthright citizenship, a long-standing constitutional right that grants automatic citizenship to individuals born on US soil. But this is just the latest salvo in the Trump administration's aggressive efforts to curb immigration, which have seen a series of sweeping policy changes and executive orders aimed at restricting both illegal and legal migration. From the travel ban targeting predominantly Muslim countries to the "Remain in Mexico" policy forcing asylum seekers to wait out their cases in Mexico, the White House has taken a hardline stance on immigration, leaving many to wonder what the future holds for the millions of people who call the US home. As the Supreme Court weighs the constitutionality of birthright citizenship, the implications for the country's complex and contentious immigration landscape are far-reaching.
As the Supreme Court today weighs the Trump administration's effort to revoke birthright citizenship, NPR looks at what else the White House has done to curb illegal and legal migration.
