The United States Supreme Court has struck down President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to limit birthright citizenship, reaffirming the constitutional guarantee that most children born on U.S. soil are automatically American citizens.
In a 6-3 ruling delivered on Tuesday, the court upheld the long-established interpretation of the 14th Amendment, rejecting Trump’s attempt to deny citizenship to children born in the United States to parents who are in the country illegally or temporarily on visas.
The decision reinforces more than a century of legal precedent, preserving the constitutional principle that most children born in the United States are automatically granted citizenship regardless of their parents’ immigration status.
The ruling represents a major setback for one of Trump’s key immigration policies. Responding on social media, the president described the decision as “too bad for the country” and suggested that Congress could pursue legislation aimed at ending birthright citizenship.
In separate rulings issued on the final day of its term, the Supreme Court also held that states may ban transgender athletes from competing in girls’ and women’s school sports. The justices also struck down restrictions on how campaign spending may be coordinated.







