Supreme Court Keeps Birthright Citizenship, Blocks Trump Plan

The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to block President Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship for U.S.-born children of noncitizens, upholding the 14th Amendment’s promise and citing Wong Kim Ark. Chief Justice Roberts wrote the majority opinion, joined by Amy Coney Barrett, Brett Kavanaugh, and the court’s liberal justices, and suggested Congress would need to act to change the policy. Trump criticized the decision and urged lawmakers to pass legislation, though it faces political hurdles; civil rights groups praised the ruling as preserving a core constitutional guarantee. Dissenters (Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch) argued the majority misread history and the amendment’s original meaning.