The U.S. Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship under the Constitution, rejecting President Donald Trump’s effort to restrict it through an executive order. Multiple outlets report that the Court rules that the 14th Amendment guarantees automatic U.S. citizenship for nearly all children born on U.S. soil. The justices reject the administration’s argument that the executive order reflects a proper constitutional interpretation, instead finding it conflicts with the Constitution’s text and cannot override it. Several accounts describe the dispute as a central element of Trump’s immigration agenda, and characterize the ruling as a major defeat for the administration. Outlets also report that the decision is issued by a divided Court, with Chief Justice John Roberts writing for the majority. The ruling preserves the longstanding rule that people born in the United States are citizens, including in circumstances the executive order targeted, such as when parents are undocumented or in the country temporarily. The decision effectively blocks implementation of the planned restrictions and maintains broad access to citizenship for children born in the country.
Supreme Court Upholds Birthright Citizenship, Rejecting Trump Executive Order
The U.S. Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship under the Constitution, rejecting President Donald Trump’s effort to restrict it through an executive order. Multiple outlets report that the Cour...
- The Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship under the 14th Amendment.
- The Court rejects an executive order issued by President Donald Trump to restrict birthright citizenship.
- The decision finds the executive order conflicts with the Constitution and cannot override it.
- Chief Justice John Roberts writes the majority opinion, joined by liberal justices and Justice Amy Coney Barrett, with the Court described as divided.
- The ruling preserves automatic citizenship for nearly all children born on U.S. soil.
Birthright citizenship represents a 160 year practice granting citizenship to anyone born on American soil, a principle enshrined within the Constitution through the 14th Amendment.
1 hour agoThe justices blocked President Trump’s executive order that banned birthright citizenship for the children of undocumented immigrants and some temporary foreign visitors.
1 hour agoWASHINGTON (AP) – A divided Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a broad conception of birthright citizenship, rejecting President Donald Trump's executive order declaring that children born to people who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens.
1 hour agoThe justices relied on a long-settled understanding of the 14th Amendment and federal law in ruling that anyone born in the U.S., with very limited exceptions, is a citizen.
1 hour agoThe court ruled in favour of the right to US citizenship for nearly everyone born on American soil.
1 hour agoTrump's order would have had sweeping political, economic and social ramifications
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