Supreme Court Upholds Birthright Citizenship, Limits Some Trump Immigration and Tariff Orders

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected President Trump's executive order that would have ended birthright citizenship for children of undocumented migrants and temporary visitors. The 6-3 ruling found the order unlawful. Five justices also held that the Citizenship Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment guarantees citizenship in these cases.

Justice John Roberts wrote the majority opinion. The decision cited the 1898 precedent U.S. v. Wong Kim Ark and stated that words such as "lawful" and "temporary" do not appear in the clause.

“We keep that promise today.”

Monday the court's six-member conservative majority ruled that presidents may remove members of independent regulatory agencies over policy disagreements. The decision left the Federal Reserve exempt. The same day the court eased limits on how much political parties can spend on candidates. Republicans currently hold more than $125 million in national party accounts.

Last week the court upheld the revocation of temporary protected status for Haitian and Syrian nationals. It also required asylum seekers to be physically present on U.S. soil to claim protection. In April the conservative majority struck down a provision of the 1965 Voting Rights Act that had required certain districts to give added voting strength to racial minorities.

President Trump responded to the birthright citizenship decision by calling for Congress to act. He wrote on Truth Social that lawmakers should begin work immediately to end birthright citizenship. House Speaker Mike Johnson offered no extended comment when asked about the ruling.