Legal fight over birthright citizenship draws renewed national attention

A new wave of legal filings and public debate has reignited efforts to limit birthright citizenship. Conservative lawyers and allied officials are asking courts to reinterpret the 14th Amendment's "subject to the jurisdiction" clause, challenging whether U.S.-born children of unauthorized immigrants automatically gain citizenship. A ruling for challengers would strip citizenship from hundreds of thousands of U.S.-born children annually. The decision would overturn longstanding precedent and reshape immigration policy, public benefits, and political demographics.