US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, blocks Trump order
The 6-3 ruling says 255,000 children a year would be affected by Trump’s order, which the court found conflicts with the 14th Amendment.
- On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump's 2025 executive order limiting birthright citizenship, with Chief Justice John Roberts' 6-3 majority affirming that the 14th Amendment guarantees citizenship to all children born on U.S. soil.
- President Trump's January 20, 2025, executive order directed federal agencies to deny automatic citizenship to children born in the United States to non-citizen parents, targeting those unlawfully or temporarily present in the country.
- Chief Justice Roberts cited the 1898 United States v. Wong Kim Ark precedent, noting the court has repeatedly understood the 14th Amendment to guarantee citizenship. The Migration Policy Institute estimated the order would have affected roughly 255,000 children annually.
- President Trump called the ruling "too bad for our Country" on social media, urging Congress to pass legislation restricting birthright citizenship and claiming such a measure would receive his full support.
- Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, and Neil Gorsuch dissented, arguing the order was lawful and based on original constitutional intent, potentially deepening tensions between the administration and the judiciary.
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