US Supreme Court blocks Trump birthright‑citizenship order and expands presidential removal authority

The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously struck down President Donald Trump’s executive order that sought to deny citizenship to children born in the United States to undocumented or temporary‑status parents, reaffirming the 14th Amendment’s guarantee of birthright citizenship. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote that the order conflicted with longstanding precedent.

In separate rulings, the Court ruled that the president has broader power to remove officials of independent federal agencies, overturning a century‑old precedent, but it stopped a bid to dismiss Federal Reserve Board member Lisa Cook, preserving the agency’s independence. The Court also upheld states’ ability to count mail‑in ballots that arrive after Election Day provided they were postmarked by the deadline.

These decisions curb a key Trump immigration initiative while strengthening presidential authority over agency leadership, and they affect election‑law procedures in upcoming contests.