US Supreme Court blocks Trump bid to end birthright citizenship
The US Supreme Court has ruled that children born in the United States are entitled to citizenship under the Constitution, delivering a major setback to Donald Trump, United States president, and his efforts to curb automatic birthright citizenship.
In a 6-3 decision, Chief Justice John Roberts said children born in the US to parents who are undocumented or temporarily in the country remain citizens at birth under the 14th Amendment. The ruling rejected Trump’s argument that such children are not “subject to the jurisdiction” of the United States and therefore should not qualify for citizenship.
The court reaffirmed that the amendment, adopted after the Civil War, guarantees citizenship to virtually everyone born on US soil. Trump criticised the ruling, calling it “too bad” and urged Congress to pursue legislation to end the policy instead. Civil rights groups welcomed the decision as a victory for constitutional protections and immigrant families.
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