What is birthright citizenship, and what does the Supreme Court ruling say?
Key takeaways
- The nation’s highest court strikes down Trump’s executive order, which would have restricted a right established in the US Constitution.
- The court’s ruling on Tuesday is seen as a blow to President Donald Trump, who sought to overturn birthright citizenship through an executive order.
- But in Tuesday’s decision, the court’s majority ruled that Trump’s actions ran afoul of the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution.
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The nation’s highest court strikes down Trump’s executive order, which would have restricted a right established in the US Constitution.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Hannah Liu, 26, holds up a sign in support of birthright citizenship outside the Supreme Court on May 15 [File: Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo]By Al Jazeera Staff, Reuters and The Associated Press Published On 30 Jun 202630 Jun 2026The United States Supreme Court has upheld the concept of birthright citizenship, a long-established constitutional right that guarantees citizenship to virtually all children born in the country.
The court’s ruling on Tuesday is seen as a blow to President Donald Trump, who sought to overturn birthright citizenship through an executive order.