Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., left, is introducing a constitutional amendment to "immediately put an end to this debate" by clarifying that children of illegal immigrants are not eligible for citizenship. (Getty Images and AP)
Barr’s amendment would clarify that "a person born in the United States may only be considered ‘subject to the jurisdiction of the United States’ if the person is born in the United States of parents, one of whom is — (1) a national of the United States; (2) an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States whose residence is in the United States; or (3) an alien with lawful status under the immigration laws performing active service in the armed forces."
This comes as the Supreme Court on Friday delivered a major victory in President Donald Trump's quest to block lower courts from issuing universal injunctions that had upended many of his administration's executive orders and actions, including his order ending birthright citizenship.
Justices ruled 6-3 to allow the lower courts to issue injunctions only in limited instances. However, the ruling leaves open the question of how the ruling will apply to the birthright citizenship order at the heart of the case.
37 HOUSE DEMS VOTE WITH GOP TO DEPORT ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT DRUNK DRIVERS
Rep. Andy Barr speaks at a House Committee on Foreign Affairs on the Biden Administration's Priorities for U.S. Foreign Policy on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., March 10, 2021. (Ting Shen/Pool via Reuters)
"Radical District Judges have been stopping the MAGA agenda with nationwide injunctions, preventing President Trump from cleaning up the damage done under 4 years of Joe Biden," Barr said. "I’ll be introducing a Constitutional Amendment in Congress immediately to put an end to this debate and END birthright citizenship once and for all.
"We must do whatever it takes to help President Trump protect America."
Fox News Digital's Breanne Deppisch and Fox News' Shannon Bream and Bill Mears contributed to this report.
Peter Pinedo is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.
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