In August 1895, a young cook named Wong Kim Ark was about to disembark from the SS Coptic, after a long journey home to San Francisco from China, when U.S. customs officials denied him re-entry.

President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Monday evening targeting automatic citizenship for U.S.-born children of immigrants in the country illegally, contrary to the 14th Amendment.

And such is the case with the 14th Amendment, especially Section 1.

With the exception of the children of foreign diplomats, everyone born in the country is guaranteed U.S. citizenship, also known as "birthright citizenship," under the 14th Amendment. Under Trump ...

It may not be as oft-quoted as the First Amendment or as contested as the Second Amendment, but the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution plays a critical role in supporting some of our ...

President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Monday evening targeting automatic citizenship for U.S.-born children of ...