Overview
- The Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision issued Monday, blocked President Trump’s executive action and affirmed that people born in the United States are citizens under the 14th Amendment.
- Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the majority opinion upholding more than a century of precedent, while five justices concluded the order was unconstitutional.
- Justice Clarence Thomas filed a 91-page dissent that argued the amendment’s original scope was narrower and criticized the majority’s reasoning.
- President Trump rejected the decision and urged Congress to act, and House leaders including Speaker Mike Johnson said they will pursue legislative options to limit birthright citizenship.
- The ruling calmed immediate legal uncertainty for U.S.-born children of immigrants and community workers who feared losing rights, but it also sets the next fights over policy and possible new laws in Congress and the courts.