US Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump Order on Birthright Citizenship

According to the International Desk of Webangah News Agency, the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a ruling invalidating an executive order by President Donald Trump that sought to end birthright citizenship based on place of birth, deeming it unconstitutional. In the majority opinion authored by Chief Justice John Roberts, the judges affirmed that children of parents present in the U.S. unlawfully or temporarily are covered by the citizenship clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and are considered U.S. citizens from the moment of birth.

Roberts stated in the ruling that these children meet both conditions outlined in the Fourteenth Amendment: they were born on U.S. soil and are subject to the jurisdiction and laws of the country. He emphasized that the U.S. Constitution explicitly recognizes these individuals as citizens. President Trump had signed the executive order on January 20, 2025, hours after beginning his second term. The order stipulated that children born in the U.S. to parents lacking legal or temporary residency status would no longer be automatically considered U.S. citizens. However, this directive was never implemented, as federal courts across the United States issued temporary injunctions, halting its enforcement pending judicial review. The case ultimately reached the Supreme Court after proceeding through various legal stages.