Supreme Court Rejects Trump's Efforts to End Birthright Citizenship: Live Updates

Key Points:

• The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that birthright citizenship is guaranteed by the 14th Amendment, invalidating former President Trump's 2021 executive order aimed at ending automatic citizenship for children born in the U.S. to unauthorized immigrants and certain temporary visa holders.
• Chief Justice Roberts emphasized that citizenship is "the right to have rights" and that the framers of the 14th Amendment intended to extend this promise to every free-born person in the U.S., a commitment the Court affirmed is upheld today.
• The decision reflects a coalition of five justices, including Justice Amy Coney Barrett joining the liberal justices and Chief Justice Roberts, while dissenters included Justices Thomas, Gorsuch, and Alito; Justice Kavanaugh concurred in part based on statutory law rather than the Constitution.
• The ruling nullifies the executive order, ensuring continued issuance of birth certificates and citizenship documentation without additional hurdles, affecting millions of U.S.-born children with unauthorized immigrant parents.
• The decision sparked political backlash from immigration hard-liners and some Republicans, who called for a constitutional amendment to restrict birthright citizenship, though such a legislative effort faces significant challenges; meanwhile, the ruling is seen as a setback to one aspect of the Trump administration’s broader immigration agenda.