Carrie Johnson

And they think that depending on how the conservative justices kind of congeal around these arguments, that they may decide not to touch the constitutional question and resolve this case on those federal statutes alone.

That means that the constitutional question is open for another day and perhaps another Congress to address in some way.

Threading the needle, but also deciding a smaller question rather than an enormous question.

There have been a lot of cases.

The one that the challengers to the executive order point to is from 1898.

It involves a man born in California to Chinese-born parents.

He traveled to China to see his parents.

When he came back, they wouldn't let him back in the country.

And the Supreme Court ruled that he was a citizen of the U.S.

and should have all those privileges.

This would really be earth shattering in a lot of ways.

And maybe the Trump administration intended just that to happen.

I've been speaking with advocates.

They say that year over year, this is affected to touch as many as 250,000 babies a year.

And in the next 20 years, nearly 5 million babies.

And as for people who are already here, that executive order, which was signed in January 2025, basically...

started the clock 30 days later.

So we're talking about prospective kids born in this country.

And advocates I've been hearing from say the impact there could also be huge.

I heard from Artie Coley from the Asian Law Caucus.