US top court upholds birthright citizenship, Deals blow to Trump immigration policy

The ruling marks another major legal setback for the Trump administration's immigration agenda and comes months after the court invalidated the President's global tariff policy.

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Court Upholds Constitutional Protection

Trump's executive order directed federal agencies not to recognise the citizenship of children born in the United States if neither parent was a US citizen or a lawful permanent resident.

However, challengers argued that the order violated the Citizenship Clause of the 14th Amendment, which grants citizenship to all persons born or naturalised in the United States and subject to its jurisdiction, with limited exceptions such as children of foreign diplomats.

The Supreme Court agreed with the lower court's decision, preventing the executive order from being enforced.

Challenge to Immigration Policy

The legal challenge was brought through a class-action lawsuit filed in New Hampshire by parents and children who argued that the order threatened their constitutional rights.

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The Trump administration had maintained that the constitutional phrase "subject to the jurisdiction thereof" excluded children born to immigrants who were in the country unlawfully or temporarily, including those on student or work visas.

Second Major Setback This Year

The verdict is the second time this year that the Supreme Court has struck down a significant Trump policy initiative. Earlier, the court invalidated the administration's sweeping global tariff measures.

The latest judgment reaffirms the long-standing interpretation of the 14th Amendment, under which birthright citizenship has remained a constitutional guarantee in the United States for more than a century.