US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, rejecting Trump's bid to limit it

The US Supreme Court has affirmed the constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship, confirming that individuals born within the United States are automatically recognized as citizens. This landmark decision effectively blocks former President Donald Trump's attempts to restrict this fundamental right through executive action.

In the majority opinion, Chief Justice John Roberts asserted that such executive actions would contravene the 14th Amendment of the US Constitution. "Citizenship, then and now, is the right to have rights, to participate freely in our political community," Roberts wrote. "The adopters of the Fourteenth Amendment expanded that promise to every individual born free on this soil. We keep that promise today."

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Citizenship, then and now, is the right to have rights, to participate freely in our political community. The adopters of the Fourteenth Amendment expanded that promise to every individual born free on this soil. We keep that promise today.

The ruling saw support from liberal justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Ketanji Brown Jackson, alongside conservative Justice Amy Coney Barrett. Conservative Justice Brett Kavanaugh concurred with the outcome but argued the executive order violated federal law rather than the Constitution.

Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, and Neil Gorsuch filed dissenting opinions. Thomas's dissent, spanning 90 pages of the court's 194-page judgment, is the longest of his tenure.

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No long and complicated constitutional amendment is needed! Congress must start today to end the expensive and unfair birthright citizenship that is so costly to our country.

Trump criticized the decision as "not good for the country" but acknowledged that Congress must now act legislatively, opening another avenue for debate on the issue. He urged Congress to "start today to end the expensive and unfair birthright citizenship that is so costly to our country."

Civil rights groups and Democrats welcomed the court's decision, hailing it as a crucial affirmation of American principles. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) stated, "The court's decision affirms a fundamental American promise: if you are born here, you are a citizen. A president cannot change the Constitution by executive order."

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The court's decision affirms a fundamental American promise: if you are born here, you are a citizen. A president cannot change the constitution by executive order.