Thomas: Birthright decision ‘devalues’ American citizenship
Justice Clarence Thomas dissented in a more than 90-page opinion, saying the ruling devalues American citizenship.
- On Tuesday, the Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump's limits on birthright citizenship in a 6-3 ruling, invalidating his directive that federal agencies deny citizenship to babies born in the U.S. without at least one American citizen or lawful permanent resident parent.
- Trump directed federal agencies on his first day in office to withhold citizenship from babies lacking a parent who is an American citizen or "green card" holder, placing immigration at the center of his policy agenda.
- Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, who has served 35 years, authored the longest dissenting opinion spanning over 90 pages, arguing the Court "Repurposed the Fourteenth Amendment to protect its own set of preferred rights."
- Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the Framers extended citizenship to "every free-born person in this land," while Thomas argued the Citizenship Clause "Added greatly to the dignity and glory of American citizenship," exposing deep disagreement over the Fourteenth Amendment's meaning.
- Thomas claimed the majority's opinion "devalues" American citizenship, marking a new chapter in the ongoing legal debate over the Fourteenth Amendment despite the Court's ruling settling the immediate birthright citizenship challenge.
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