US Supreme Court Upholds Birthright Citizenship, Blocking Trump Policy Change

The United States Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to uphold the constitutional right to birthright citizenship, rejecting efforts by President Donald Trump to end the policy. The decision came after civil rights and immigrant organizations challenged Trump's attempt to alter the longstanding practice that grants automatic citizenship to children born on US soil, regardless of their parents' immigration status.

Trump had sought to terminate this nearly 150-year-old policy, which is based on the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution. Originally ratified after the Civil War to protect freed slaves, the amendment guarantees citizenship to anyone born or naturalized in the United States and subject to its jurisdiction. Supportive justices emphasized that birthright citizenship ensures full participation in the political community and that the amendment's promise applies to all born free in the country.

Opposing justices argued that the ruling was a serious error, as it grants citizenship to virtually anyone born in the US, including those who come specifically to give birth and then return to their home countries. Trump himself maintained that the 14th Amendment should not apply to children born to parents residing in the US illegally or temporarily. Following the ruling, Trump criticized the court's decision on social media, calling it "too bad for our country."