Even those who support Trump’s immigration agenda are wary of his birthright citizenship order

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsEven those who support Trump’s immigration agenda are wary of his birthright citizenship orderBirthright citizenship has been extended to all people born in the country since 1898Ariana Baio Thursday 23 April 2026 23:10 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2963866","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-immigration-birthright-citizenship-order-b2963866.html","title":"Trump’s immigration supporters are still wary of his birthright citizenship argument"}}CloseACLU lawyer 'confident' Supreme Court will 'turn back' Trump's birthright citizenship orderSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isCl...