Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, blocks Trump order

The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the right to citizenship for people born in the United States, rejecting an executive order by President Donald Trump that sought to undo that longstanding constitutional principle for children born to many immigrants.

"Children born in the United States to parents unlawfully or temporarily present are 'subject to the jurisdiction' of the United States and are citizens at birth under the Fourteenth Amendment's Citizenship Clause," the ruling said.

The court's justices had signaled during oral arguments in April that they would affirm that individuals born in the United States to non-U.S. citizens are automatically granted citizenship.

Trump attended the oral arguments for the case, the first sitting president ever to do so.

The citizenship clause of the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which was adopted in 1868, says, "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside."

Trump, on his first day back in the White House on Jan. 20, 2025, signed an executive order seeking to undo that right.

The order said that 30 days aft

Fuente original: CNBC Top News (https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/30/supreme-court-birthright-citizenship-ruling.html)