US Supreme Court rejects Trump's attempt to restrict birthright citizenship
Key takeaways
- Issued on: 30/06/2026 - 16:57Modified: 30/06/2026 - 16:58
- By: FRANCE 24 Demonstrators hold letters making up the slogan "Born in the USA = citizen!" outside the US Supreme Court building in Washington, DC, US, April 1, 2026.
- The 6-3 ruling marked the second time this year that the court has invalidated a major Trump initiative, following its February decision to strike down his sweeping global tariffs.
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The US Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a broad conception of birthright citizenship, rejecting US President Donald Trump's executive order declaring that children born to parents who are in the United States temporarily or without legal documents are not American citizens.
Issued on: 30/06/2026 - 16:57Modified: 30/06/2026 - 16:58
By: FRANCE 24 Demonstrators hold letters making up the slogan "Born in the USA = citizen!" outside the US Supreme Court building in Washington, DC, US, April 1, 2026. © Kylie Cooper, Reuters The US Supreme Court on Tuesday handed President Donald Trump a stinging defeat Tuesday by rejecting his audacious to restrict birthright citizenship in the United States – a right long woven into the fabric of American society – scuttling one of his top priorities in his crackdown on immigration.