What did SCOTUS rule on birthright citizenship? | Explained
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Subscribed with another email? Unlock these with Subscription Activists celebrate the Supreme Court's birthright citizenship ruling outside of the Supreme Court on Capitol Hill, on June 30, 2026 | Photo Credit: AP O n June 30, 2026, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) upheld birthright citizenship provided under the 14th Amendment to the U.S. The SCOTUS struck down President Donald Trump ’s Executive Order (E0) 14160, which sought to end unconditional birthright citizenship that the U.S. grants. Constitution, ratified in 1868, says “all persons born or naturalised in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.” The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), 1952, is the foundational body of U.S. citizenship and immigration law, which draws from the above constitutional provision with regard to birthright citizenship. Trump, birthright citizenship was more a concern of Democrats, who are traditionally more anti-immigrant than Republicans. Democratic Senator Harry Reid’s 1993 Immigration Stabilization Act proposed a narrower reading of the 14th Amendment. Apart from its place within the broader anti-immigration politics of the MAGA movement, opposition to birthright citizenship is also rooted in allegations of its misuse. President Andre Johnson vetoed it; and Congress overturned the veto. To pre-empt a future Congress or a future President from overturning it, the principle of birthright citizenship was written into the Constitution in 1868, as part of the 14th Amendment. For now, birthright citizenship will continue, but so will the political slugfest over it.
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