Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump’s Executive Order Seeking End To Birthright Citizenship In U.S.

The US Supreme Court has upheld birthright citizenship, rejecting President Donald Trump’s attempt to end automatic citizenship for children born in the United States to undocumented immigrants and most temporary foreign residents.

In a 6-3 ruling, the court reaffirmed that the Citizenship Clause of the 14th Amendment guarantees US citizenship to anyone born on American soil and ruled that the Constitution does not support Trump’s interpretation of the law.

Writing for the majority, Chief Justice John Roberts said the amendment’s language is clear, stating that “all persons born or naturalised in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States.”

The ruling effectively blocks Trump’s executive order, which sought to deny automatic citizenship to children born to parents who are in the country illegally or on temporary visas. The court held that such a constitutional guarantee cannot be overturned through executive action.

The decision marks a major legal setback for Trump, who has long argued that ending birthright citizenship would help curb illegal immigration. The court noted that changing the constitutional provision would require an amendment to the US Constitution.

Three conservative justices, Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch and Samuel Alito—dissented, arguing that the 14th Amendment should not automatically extend citizenship to every child born in the United States.

The judgment preserves a constitutional principle that has stood for more than 150 years and maintains automatic US citizenship for eligible children born within the country’s borders.

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