The article discusses a contentious moment during oral arguments at the Supreme Court regarding President Trump's executive order that challenges birthright citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants. U.S. Solicitor General John Sauer struggled to clarify the administration's enforcement plans, particularly under scrutiny from Justice Brett Kavanaugh. This executive stance opposes over a century of legal precedent tied to the 14th Amendment. Legal analysts express skepticism about the order's viability, suggesting it strays too far from historical interpretations of citizenship.
SAUER: The states can continue to the federal officials will have to figure that out. KAVANAUGH: How? SAUER: So, you can imagine a number of ways that the federal officials could.
I think his position departs too far from the way we've looked at that for 157 years. Honig went on to say that it is unclear to him how the court will come down on the center.
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