Trump's Citizenship Rule Faces Major Defeat at US Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has upheld the long-standing constitutional interpretation that most children born in the US are automatically citizens, rejecting President Donald Trump's bid to restrict birthright citizenship.
The US Supreme Court upheld its long-standing interpretation of the 14th Amendment's citizenship clause, rejecting President Donald Trump's bid to restrict birthright citizenship for children born in the United States to non-citizen parents. The justices rejected a lawsuit filed by Republican lawmakers who argued that the citizenship clause was ambiguous and should be interpreted narrowly. The ruling preserves the constitutional standard that most children born in the US are automatically citizens, regardless of their parents' immigration status. The decision marks a major victory for liberal advocates of birthright citizenship.
