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Legal scholar weighs in on Trump's executive orders targeting birthright citizenship

NPR | By Leila Fadel
Published August 7, 2026 at 2:41 AM MDT

NPR's Leila Fadel asks legal scholar Kim Wehle about the ramifications of President Trump's newest executive orders targeting birthright citizenship.

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Leila Fadel
Leila Fadel is a host of Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.
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