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Trump Vows Campaign to Curb Birthright Citizenship as Allies Call for Extreme Responses

Conservative allies of Donald Trump are escalat­ing their response to the Supreme Court ruling by urging impeachment of justices and proposing extreme measures such as sterilization of foreign visitors and a ban on pregnant women entering the US.The Justice Department is issuing guidance to prioritize prosecutions of alleged birth tourism schemes while the White House is signaling a push for congressional legislation to limit birthright citizenship despite constitutional barriers.The American Civil Liberties Union led the class action that produced the Court's decision and has pledged to sue if Congress attempts to erode the Fourteenth Amendment guarantee, mobilizing legal and civil rights networks.Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the majority opinion reaffirming the Citizenship Clause, but dissents from Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas and a concurrence from Brett Kavanaugh keep alive legal debates that conservatives say they will pursue through Congress and litigation.
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