The United States Supreme Court has struck down President Donald Trump’s Executive Order seeking to limit birthright citizenship, affirming that children born on American soil remain entitled to automatic US citizenship under the Constitution.
In a 6-3 ruling delivered on Tuesday, the court upheld a 150-year-old legal precedent that grants citizenship to individuals born in the United States, regardless of their parents’ immigration status.
The decision marks a major setback for Trump, who has long campaigned against birthright citizenship and made its abolition a key component of his immigration agenda.
Trump had signed the executive order shortly after returning to the White House...
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BREAKING: US Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump’s Bid To End Birthright Citizenship
Source: Leadership News
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