The Supreme Court has upheld a broad conception of birthright citizenship, rejecting President Donald Trump’s executive order declaring that children born to people in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens.

Justice Brett Kavanaugh both concurred and dissented in the ruling.

Decision comes on the final day of a Supreme Court term that has centered on Trump’s claims of presidential power — and largely ruled in his favor.

The Supreme Court ruled that President Donald Trump's 2025 executive order limiting birthright citizenship is unconstitutional.