The Supreme Court ruled 6–3 that President Donald Trump's executive order restricting birthright citizenship violates the 14th Amendment. The decision upheld the long-standing interpretation that citizenship is conferred to anyone born in the United States, with limited exceptions.
Chief Justice John Roberts wrote that citizenship was the right to have rights, referencing the 1898 Wong Kim Ark case and the amendment's historical context. The majority, including Roberts and Justice Amy Coney Barrett, concluded that children born to parents who are in the U.S. illegally or temporarily are citizens at birth.
The court's decision rejected Trump's claim that Congress could easily address the issue through legislation. The ruling rests on constitutional grounds and would require a constitutional amendment to overturn.