Trump plans to attend Supreme Court arguments in birthright citizenship case
President Trump is planning to go to the Supreme Court on Wednesday as the justices take up his executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship, a major test of his immigration agenda.
March 31, 2026 / 11:12 PM EDT / CBS News
The White House's official schedule for Wednesday says Mr. Trump will attend Supreme Court oral arguments at 10 a.m., which — unless he cancels at the last minute — would make him the first sitting president on record to personally view arguments at the high court.
The president hinted to reporters earlier Tuesday that he was planning to attend.
Mr. Trump has floated visiting the Supreme Court for arguments in the past. Last year, he told reporters he felt he had "an obligation to go" when the court took up a case reviewing the legality of his sweeping global tariffs. He ultimately did not attend, writing on Truth Social he didn't "want to distract from the importance of this Decision."
If he attends Wednesday's arguments in Trump v. Barbara, it could underscore the case's importance to the president. Hours after returning to office last year, he signed an executive order seeking to stop the U.S.-born children of undocumented immigrants or people who are in the country temporarily from automatically becoming American citizens.