US birthright citizenship: What does Trump's loss mean?
Key takeaways
- The US Supreme Court has ruled that being born in the USA is still enough to make a person a US citizen.
- Among a flurry of executive orders, the US president called for an end to the concept of birthright citizenship, which has existed in the US since 1868.
- But his wish was denied on Tuesday, after the US Supreme Court ruled against the government.
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The US Supreme Court has ruled that being born in the USA is still enough to make a person a US citizen. But why was the repeal of birthright citizenship so important to Donald Trump, and what does his loss really mean?
https://p.dw.com/p/5GKSy Donald Trump made the removal of birthright citizenship an early priority Image: Brendan Smialowski/AFPAdvertisement One of the first acts of Donald Trump's second term was an attempt to redefine the 14th Amendment of the US Constitution. Among a flurry of executive orders, the US president called for an end to the concept of birthright citizenship, which has existed in the US since 1868.
But his wish was denied on Tuesday, after the US Supreme Court ruled against the government. "It's one of the clearest statements of who we are as a country," said the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) in a statement. "No matter who your parents are, if you're born here, you belong here."