In a significant 6-3 ruling, the US Supreme Court has struck down a high-profile attempt by former President Donald Trump to eliminate birthright citizenship. The decision effectively maintains the long-standing constitutional guarantee that nearly all children born on American soil are entitled to citizenship, regardless of their parents' immigration status. Writing for the majority, Chief Justice John Roberts clarified that children born to individuals present in the country—whether legally or otherwise—remain subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, thereby falling under the protections of the Fourteenth Amendment’s Citizenship Clause.

The administration’s challenge had centered on the argument that the Fourteenth Amendment was never intended to cover the children of undocumented immigrants or those on temporary visas, suggesting that such individuals are not fully subject to US jurisdiction. However, the Court relied on historical precedent, specifically the landmark 1898 case of Wong Kim Ark, to reject this interpretation. By reaffirming this principle, the Supreme Court has put a firm stop to the former president’s efforts to use executive power to reshape immigration policy, marking another notable defeat for his administration’s legal agenda during the current term.