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Supreme Court Blocks Trump Bid to End Birthright Citizenship

7/1/2026

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The Supreme Court blocked President Donald Trump’s bid to end birthright citizenship, saying children born to unlawfully present parents are citizens under the Fourteenth Amendment.
Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the opinion, joined by Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Ketanji Brown Jackson and Amy Coney Barrett, rejecting administration’s “domicile” argument, with Roberts calling it “quirky” and Kagan citing obscure sources.
ACLU counsel said bright-line rule supports prosperity and blocks manipulation.

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The Supreme Court blocked President Donald Trump’s bid to end birthright citizenship, saying children born to unlawfully present parents are citizens under the Fourteenth Amendment.
Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the opinion, joined by Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Ketanji Brown Jackson and Amy Coney Barrett, rejecting administration’s “domicile” argument, with Roberts calling it “quirky” and Kagan citing obscure sources.
ACLU counsel said bright-line rule supports prosperity and blocks manipulation.