Event Brief
Trump birthright citizenship order challenged in century-old case
Filed: May 11, 2026 at 1:02 PM ET
Summary: NBC News discusses how President Donald Trump’s executive order could overturn the birthright citizenship interpretation tied to the 1898 Wong Kim Ark case.
WHO: President Donald Trump; NBC News’ Laura Jarrett; Lucy Salyer
WHAT: Discussion of a legal challenge to birthright citizenship under Trump’s executive order
WHEN: May 11, 2026 at 12:28 PM ET
WHERE: USA
WHY: Part of a scheduled process.
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