Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, rejects Trump executive order

In a landmark 6-3 ruling issued on June 30, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at limiting birthright citizenship.

The decision affirms that the 14th Amendment guarantees automatic U.S. citizenship to nearly all children born on American soil, regardless of their parents’ immigration status.

Trump signed the order on his first day in office in January 2025, seeking to exclude children of undocumented immigrants and those on temporary visas. It was immediately challenged in court and blocked by lower courts. The Supreme Court has now upheld those rulings.

The ruling comes after oral arguments in April, where the Court appeared skeptical of the executive order’s constitutionality.

This closes a contentious chapter, though the debate over immigration policy is expected to continue.