US Supreme Court has decided to consider case disputing birthright citizenship.

The US Supreme Court has decided to review a significant case that challenges a historic guarantee: birthright citizenship for those born on American soil.

On day one in office this winter, President Donald Trump enacted a directive aiming to end birthright citizenship, but the action was halted by federal courts after lawsuits were initiated.

The Supreme Court's ultimate decision will ultimately uphold citizenship rights for the infants of foreign nationals who are in the US undocumented or on non-immigrant visas, or it will end them entirely.

Next, the court will calendar a session to hear the case between the government and claimants, which involve immigrant parents and their newborns.

The Legal Foundation

For over a century and a half, the 14th Amendment has enshrined the doctrine that all individuals born in the nation is a US citizen, with exceptions for children born to diplomats and members of invading forces.

"All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States."

The contested directive sought to withhold citizenship to the offspring of people who are whether in the US without legal status or are in the country on temporary visas.

The United States belongs to a group of about a minority of states – mostly in the North and South America – that award immediate citizenship to anyone born within their borders.