{"id":679,"date":"2026-01-05T16:26:26","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T16:26:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitaljournalism.uconn.edu\/balance-of-power\/?p=679"},"modified":"2026-01-06T16:27:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T16:27:35","slug":"executive-order-14160-protecting-the-meaning-and-value-of-american-citizenship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digitaljournalism.uconn.edu\/balance-of-power\/2026\/01\/05\/executive-order-14160-protecting-the-meaning-and-value-of-american-citizenship\/","title":{"rendered":"Executive Order 14160: \u201cProtecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Americans await the Supreme Court's decision on the legality of Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship. The court declared it would begin hearings in the spring, with a decision expected in the summer. Photo by OZinOH on flickr.<\/p>\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/digitaljournalism.uconn.edu\/balance-of-power\/files\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-04-at-12.07.18-AM.png\" src=\"http:\/\/digitaljournalism.uconn.edu\/balance-of-power\/files\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-04-at-12.07.18-AM.png\" alt class=\"wp-image-1457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digitaljournalism.uconn.edu\/balance-of-power\/files\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-04-at-12.07.18-AM.png 800w, https:\/\/digitaljournalism.uconn.edu\/balance-of-power\/files\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-04-at-12.07.18-AM-300x227.png 300w, https:\/\/digitaljournalism.uconn.edu\/balance-of-power\/files\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-04-at-12.07.18-AM-768x581.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">
Amer\u00adi\u00adcans await the Supreme Court\u2019s deci\u00adsion on the legal\u00adi\u00adty of Trump\u2019s exec\u00adu\u00adtive order on birthright cit\u00adi\u00adzen\u00adship. The court declared it would begin hear\u00adings in the spring, with a deci\u00adsion expect\u00aded in the sum\u00admer. (Pho\u00adto by OZi\u00adnOH on flickr)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This exec\u00adu\u00adtive order<\/a> seeks to change who gets to be an Amer\u00adi\u00adcan by deny\u00ading cit\u00adi\u00adzen\u00adship to chil\u00addren born in the U.S. to par\u00adents with\u00adout per\u00adma\u00adnent legal sta\u00adtus or who are non\u2011U.S. cit\u00adi\u00adzens. This order would essen\u00adtial\u00adly exempt those chil\u00addren of the pro\u00advi\u00adsions of the 14th<\/sup> Amend\u00adment, which states \u201cAll per\u00adsons born or nat\u00adu\u00adral\u00adized in the Unit\u00aded States, and sub\u00adject to the juris\u00addic\u00adtion there\u00adof, are cit\u00adi\u00adzens of the Unit\u00aded States and of the State where\u00adin they reside.\u201d It is unclear whether this order would result in an influx of state\u00adless chil\u00addren and if sys\u00adtems would be imple\u00adment\u00aded to sup\u00adport them. On Dec. 5, 2025, the Supreme Court declared that it would hear argu\u00adments on the legal\u00adi\u00adty of the exec\u00adu\u00adtive order in spring 2026, with a rul\u00ading expect\u00aded by ear\u00adly sum\u00admer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This exec\u00adu\u00adtive order seeks to change who gets to be an Amer\u00adi\u00adcan by deny\u00ading cit\u00adi\u00adzen\u00adship to chil\u00addren born in the U.S. to par\u00adents with\u00adout per\u00adma\u00adnent legal sta\u00adtus or who are non\u2011U.S. cit\u00adi\u00adzens. This order would essen\u00adtial\u00adly exempt those chil\u00addren of the pro\u00advi\u00adsions of the 14th Amend\u00adment, which states \u201cAll per\u00adsons born or nat\u00adu\u00adral\u00adized in the Unit\u00aded States, and sub\u00adject to the juris\u00addic\u00adtion there\u00adof, are cit\u00adi\u00adzens of the Unit\u00aded States and of the State where\u00adin they [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1021,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wp_typography_post_enhancements_disabled":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[178],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-679","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-executive-orders"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":577,"url":"https:\/\/digitaljournalism.uconn.edu\/balance-of-power\/2026\/01\/06\/executive-orders-further-trumps-immigration-agenda\/","url_meta":{"origin":679,"position":0},"title":"Executive orders further Trump\u2019s immigration agenda","author":"Karla Perez","date":"January 6, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"By Karla PerezUConn Journalism A guide for new immigrants in the United States to help them settle into American life and provide American civics information. 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