US Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to limit birthright citizenship
A man carries a flag in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on June 30, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by ALEX WONG / GETTY IMAGES)
The U.S. Supreme Court on June 30 rejected President Donald Trump's bid to restrict birthright citizenship in a blow to one of his signature anti-immigration initiatives.
The court, in an eagerly awaited decision on the final day of its term, ruled 6-3 to maintain the right to American citizenship for nearly everyone born on U.S. soil.
Trump signed an executive order last year on the first day of his second stint in the White House decreeing that children born to parents in the United States illegally or on temporary visas would not automatically become U.S. citizens.
