The US Supreme Court has rejected President Donald Trump's attempt to limit birthright citizenship for those born on US soil.

The US Supreme Court has blocked President Donald Trump's executive order to limit citizenship at birth for those born on US soil, ruling it unlawful. The court, divided 6-3, said the order fell afoul of the Constitution's 14th Amendment. The decision is a major blow to Trump's agenda and his efforts to impose limits on immigration.

Court Ruling

The Supreme Court's majority opinion, written by Chief Justice John Roberts, stated that the 14th Amendment grants citizenship to nearly every person born in the US. The amendment, enacted after the Civil War, was intended to ensure that everyone, including former slaves, would have rights. Roberts wrote that 'citizenship, then and now, was the right to have rights — to freely participate in our political community.' Five justices, including Roberts, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Amy Coney Barrett, and Ketanji Brown Jackson, agreed that the order was unlawful. Justice Brett Kavanaugh concurred in the judgment but wrote separately that he did not agree that the order violated the 14th Amendment, although it 'does contravene a federal statute'.

Trump's Reaction

President Trump urged Congress to pass legislation to codify his executive order after the ruling. He wrote on Truth Social that 'no long and unwieldy constitutional amendment is necessary' and that Congress should 'start today to work on ending expensive and unfair to our country, birthright citizenship.' Trump also responded to the ruling, saying it was 'too bad' and vowing to continue to fight to end birthright citizenship through legislation.