Donald Trump vs. Supreme Court: America President Donald Trump has suffered a major legal setback regarding the issue of birthright citizenship. In a 6-3 ruling, the US Supreme Court upheld a lower court’s decision to block an executive order issued by the Trump administration. The order aimed to restrict citizenship for certain children born in the United States.
Donald Trump vs. Supreme Court: What was Donald Trump’s order?
Trump’s executive order stated that if a child’s parents were not US citizens or Green Card holders (legal permanent residents), the child would not automatically receive US citizenship despite being born in the country. However, the Supreme Court clarified that under the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution, every person born in the country possesses equal constitutional rights, and the Constitution guarantees citizenship based on birth.
This is considered the second major blow dealt to the Trump administration by the Supreme Court; earlier, in February, the Court had struck down ‘global tariffs’ imposed by the administration. Now, the Court has rejected his stance on the citizenship issue as well. A class-action lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s order had been filed in a New Hampshire court. This lawsuit was brought on behalf of families whose children’s US citizenship could have been affected by the order.
What does the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution say?
The citizenship clause of the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution states: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.” Based on this constitutional provision, the Court held that birthright citizenship cannot be restricted through an executive order.
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