The Supreme Court is set to hear a case that will determine whether people born in the U.S. to parents who are not U.S. citizens will still be considered Americans.
The 14th Amendment automatically grants citizenship to people born in the U.S., regardless of where their parents are from. But almost a year ago — on Inauguration day last January — President Donald Trump issued an executive order ending that right.
That triggered a wave of lawsuits — including one brought by Arizona and 21 other states — that argued the change was unconstitutional.
Two lower courts have already ruled against the administration and found the change to be unconstitutional.
Earlier this month, the high court agreed to consider that question on its own. It’s expected to take up the case sometime before July.
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The annual Martin Luther King Jr. march in Phoenix saw thousands of Arizona residents. Among them were some of the state's heavyweight political figures, including Attorney General Kris Mayes. -
Speaking with Jake Tapper on CNN’s "State of the Union" on Sunday, Sen. Gallego said Arizonans want ICE agents to focus on criminals and security. -
Four people have been wounded or killed in ICE shootings across the county this month — including US citizen Renee Good, who died in Minneapolis after an ICE agent shot into her car’s front window. -
The Alhambra Elementary School District is considering closing a campus that serves refugee families from across the globe. -
In a press release this week, city officials say they’re closely monitoring the situation of other cities — where the Trump administration has sent National Guard troops without requests from local or state governments.
