1 APR 26 SITREP

• President Trump visited the U.S. Supreme Court where oral arguments were held regarding his effort to end birthright citizenship for children of illegal migrants and temporary visitors in the United States.
• Solicitor General John Sauer argued that the 14th Amendment requires both birth in the United States and being subject to U.S. jurisdiction, asserting that illegal aliens do not meet the jurisdiction requirement.
• Justice Samuel Alito raised a scenario involving a child born in the United States to an Iranian father illegally present who would owe military service to Iran, questioning whether such a child is fully subject to U.S. jurisdiction.
• Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson argued that individuals physically present in a country are subject to its laws, comparing undocumented individuals in the United States to a U.S. citizen temporarily in Japan being subject to Japanese law.

• President Trump signed an executive order in the Oval Office yesterday afternoon to crack down on mail-in voting and increase election security measures across the United States.
• The order requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to create a list of verified U.S. citizens eligible to vote in each state, limiting absentee ballot eligibility only to individuals on that list.
• Ballots will be issued with more secure envelopes containing identifiable barcodes, and states will receive updated lists of confirmed voters no less than 60 days before each federal election.
• White House spokesman Abigail Jackson stated that the policy aligns with the SAVE America Act in Congress and aims to ensure that only U.S. citizens participate in elections while strengthening election integrity protections.

• In an interview with The Telegraph, President Trump stated that U.S. membership in NATO is “beyond reconsideration,” citing dissatisfaction with allied responses to the Iran conflict and lack of military support following the Strait of Hormuz disruption.
• The Strait of Hormuz, a critical global oil route, was effectively shut down after strikes by the United States and Israel, while NATO allies hesitated to deploy forces to reopen the waterway.
• Trump posted on Truth Social urging allied nations facing fuel shortages to “build up some delayed courage” and take action in the Strait, stating that the United States would no longer provide automatic support.
• British Prime Minister Keir Starmer responded by reaffirming support for NATO as a collective defense alliance under Article 5 and stated that the United Kingdom would not be drawn into the Iran conflict.