US Supreme Court rules against Trump order to end birthright citizenship

Key Points:

• The US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 against President Donald Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship for individuals born in the US to parents on temporary legal statuses or without documentation, upholding the constitutional guarantee under the 14th Amendment.
• Chief Justice John Roberts, writing for the majority, emphasized the long-standing legal precedent dating back to English common law and the 1898 United States v Wong Kim Ark decision, rejecting the Trump administration’s reinterpretation due to insufficient evidence.
• The ruling was supported by conservative Justices Barrett and Kavanaugh, alongside all liberal justices, while dissenting opinions argued the 14th Amendment was misapplied and the president’s order could be constitutionally valid in some respects.
• Trump condemned the decision and urged Congress to pass legislation to restrict birthright citizenship, though public opinion and the court’s majority opinion suggest such changes would require a constitutional amendment.
• Rights groups hailed the ruling as a defense of a fundamental American promise, warning that ending birthright citizenship would create a stateless, multigenerational underclass and complicate immigration enforcement.