Nicole Hallett Discusses Meaning of Recent US Supreme Court Rulings on WBEZ
Birthright, sanctuary status and more: What the latest SCOTUS rulings mean for Chicago and beyond
The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling Friday curbs federal judges’ powers to issue nationwide injunctions — clearing the way for President Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship. The court’s decision did not address the constitutionality of the order, but it stops judges from being able to freeze the policy.
The ruling included a 30-day grace period before Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship could take effect. But major questions remain about what this means for immigrants in America, their children and the seemingly expanded powers of the president.
Reset turns to legal experts and advocates for a clearer understanding of what comes next.
GUESTS: Nicole Hallett, clinical professor of law; director of the Immigrants’ Rights Clinic at the University of Chicago Law School
Steve Schwinn, professor University of Illinois Chicago School of Law
Susanna Sandoval Vargas, Midwest Regional Counsel for the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund
Luciano Pedota, co-founder of the Illinois Venezuelan Alliance
U.S. Congressman Jesus “Chuy” Garcia (IL-04)
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