In the case of Trump v. Barbara, the U.S. Supreme Court is examining whether the scope of citizenship acquired by birth can be constitutionally restricted by executive order. At the center of the debate are the interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment and the precedent set in United States v. Wong Kim Ark. This analysis presents the constitutional background of the case, the arguments of the parties, and possible outcomes of the decision, with particular attention to their implications for migration. The decision, expected in early summer 2026, could define the interpretation of U.S. citizenship and the legal status of hundreds of thousands of people in the long term.
The full text of the analysis in Hungarian is available here
