U.S. Supreme Court blocks Trump's birthright citizenship executive order

On June 30, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6‑3 to reject President Donald Trump's executive order that sought to end birthright citizenship for children born in the United States to non‑citizen parents. Writing for the majority, Chief Justice John Roberts said the order violated the 14th Amendment, which guarantees citizenship to anyone born on U.S. soil. The Court reaffirmed the constitutional principle that has been in place for more than a century.

The decision leaves in place a lower‑court injunction that barred federal agencies from enforcing the order. It marks the third major Trump policy blocked by the Court in 2026, following rulings that struck down a global tariff proposal and rejected the president’s attempt to fire Federal Reserve Chair Lisa Cook. Immediately after the ruling, the Department of Justice instructed federal prosecutors to prioritize investigations into “birth‑tourism” schemes that use visa fraud, money‑laundering, identity‑theft, and electronic‑fraud tactics to obtain U.S. citizenship for children.

The ruling underscores the judiciary’s role in checking executive actions that conflict with the Constitution and is expected to shape immigration and citizenship debates throughout the United States.