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On his first day in office in January, President Donald Trump signed an executive order ending birthright citizenship for children born to parents residing illegally in the country, but the order was blocked by several lower courts.

The Supreme Court has not yet set a hearing date, and it may take several more months before a ruling is issued.

The Court’s decision could have significant implications for Trump’s strict measures on immigration and for the very meaning of American citizenship.

For nearly 160 years, the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution has upheld the principle that anyone born in the country—except children of diplomats and foreign military forces—is a U.S. citizen.

The text of the amendment reads: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States.”