The Supreme Court has issued a 6-3 ruling that effectively preserves the status quo of birthright citizenship, dealing a significant blow to President Trump’s efforts to secure the border and enforce immigration law.
Chief Justice John Roberts, writing for the majority, held that children born in the U.S. to parents who are unlawfully present are nonetheless citizens at birth under the 14th Amendment.
The administration had argued that the phrase 'subject to the jurisdiction thereof' should exclude those who are not in the country legally, but the Court rejected this interpretation.
President Trump expressed his disappointment on Truth Social, calling the decision 'too bad' and calling on Congress to take legislative action to end what he termed an 'expensive and unfair' policy. The dissent was led by Justices Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch, and Samuel Alito.
Justice Alito blasted the ruling as a 'serious mistake,' noting that it confers citizenship on individuals who enter the country specifically to give birth before returning to their home nations.
White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller did not mince words, labeling the ruling one of the most 'destructive and outrageous' in the Court's history and asserting that American citizenship should not be treated as a 'birthright for the world.' While Democrat leaders and open-border activists celebrated the decision as a victory for the status quo, the ruling leaves the door open for future legislative battles over whether the United States will continue to incentivize illegal immigration through automatic citizenship.
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