Trump calls Supreme Court ruling on birthright citizenship an 'aberration'

U.S. President Donald Trump has strongly criticized a recent Supreme Court ruling that upholds birthright citizenship, labeling it a "legal aberration." The high court's decision, issued on June 30, determined by a majority vote that restricting automatic citizenship for children born in the U.S. directly violates guarantees in the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution.

Trump announced on Wednesday his intention to file for an "immediate" hearing before the Supreme Court, urging the highest judicial body to reconsider its verdict. He expressed his view that the ruling jeopardizes the nation's sovereign stability. The president's administration has argued that the historical interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment is unsustainable given current migration flows, warning that the decision could facilitate widespread regularization schemes and subsequent family reunification.

The controversy centers on the Citizenship Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, ratified in 1868. The Supreme Court's 5-4 decision affirmed that any minor born within federal territory is subject to the country's jurisdiction, irrespective of their parents' immigration status or visa validity. This ruling preserves a legal interpretation that has prevailed for over 150 years, granting citizenship to nearly all individuals born on U.S. soil, with exceptions for direct descendants of accredited foreign diplomats.

This annulment of a presidential decree represents a significant judicial setback for Trump's border restriction agenda. Denying automatic citizenship to children of undocumented migrants was a key promise of his electoral platform, previously materialized through an executive order signed on his inauguration day, January 20, 2025. The administration's urgency stems from reports of massive advertising campaigns, both domestically and near the Mexico border, promoting birth packages for mandatory naturalization purposes following the ruling.