The president's contention that birthright citizenship is unconstitutional is considered a fringe view because the Supreme Court ruled to the contrary 127 years ago.

The Trump administration on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to allow it to enforce an executive order signed by President Donald Trump ending birthright citizenship – the guarantee of citizenship to virtually anyone born in the United States.

President Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to prop up a January executive order ending birthright citizenship in the United States. The order, which would stop the practice of granting citizenship to children of undocumented immigrants and other noncitizens born in the U.