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US Supreme Court Blocks Trump’s Attempt to End Birthright Citizenship

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6‑3 that President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting birthright citizenship violates the Constitution’s Fourteenth Amendment. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote that any child born on U.S. soil, except for limited diplomatic or hostile‑occupation cases, is a citizen at birth. The decision overturns the Trump administration’s effort to deny citizenship to children of undocumented or temporary‑status parents and preserves citizenship for roughly 250,000 babies born each year under the current rule.

Indian‑American advocacy groups and lawmakers hailed the ruling as a “profound affirmation of who belongs in America,” while Republican leaders, including Senate Speaker Mike Johnson and Senators Mike Lee, Eric Schmitt, and Rand Paul, called for a constitutional amendment to restrict birthright citizenship. Former President Trump criticized the decision but pledged to pursue legislative alternatives.

Legal experts noted the case as a major defeat for Trump’s immigration agenda and an affirmation that executive orders cannot override longstanding constitutional rights.

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