Supreme Court Upholds Birthright Citizenship, Rejecting Trump's Bid to Change Policy

The U.S. Supreme Court has delivered a significant ruling, rejecting former President Donald Trump's attempt to alter the nation's birthright citizenship policy. In a historic decision, the court affirmed that children born on American soil automatically acquire U.S. citizenship, regardless of their parents' immigration status.

Trump had advocated for revoking this right for children whose parents were in the U.S. temporarily or without legal authorization. Critics argued that such a move would contradict the 14th Amendment of the Constitution, which states that "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside."

The principle of *jus soli*, or the "right of soil," has guaranteed automatic citizenship to nearly every child born on U.S. territory since 1868. The Supreme Court's ruling reinforces this long-standing practice. Observers had anticipated this outcome, noting that even conservative justices seemed disinclined to support a change to the established citizenship law during the oral arguments.

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All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.