US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship in blow to Trump

US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship in blow to TrumpTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedFigure caption, Watch: Supreme Court's birthright ruling is major blow to Trump, says BBC's Gary O'DonoghueByBernd Debusmann Jr, White House reporter & Kayla Epstein Published30 June 2026Updated 8 hours agoThe Supreme Court has ruled that babies born in the US have a constitutional right to citizenship, rejecting Donald Trump's bid to end the 150-year-old policy.In a 6-3 decision, Chief Justice John Roberts ruled that children born in the US "to parents unlawfully or temporarily present" are "citizens at birth" under the 14th amendment.President Trump had sought to limit the right through an executive order, arguing that the children of undocumented immigrants and some temporary visitors were not "subject to the jurisdiction thereof", and thus not eligible for birthright citizenship.The ruling is a major setback for Trump's immigration agenda, and has been welcomed by civil rights groups. To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedFigure caption, Watch: Americans react to Supreme Court upholding birthright citizenshipUS Supreme Court upholds bans on transgender women in female school and college sportsPublished17 hours agoFive of the justices, including Chief Justice Roberts, agreed that Trump's executive order violates the Constitution's 14th Amendment. Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote separately to say believes the order is in violation of federal law. On Truth Social, Trump said that the court's decision was "too bad" and vowed to continue to fight to end birthright citizenship through legislation. "No long and unwieldy constitutional amendment is necessary," he said. "Congress should today start work on ending expensive, and unfair to our country, birthright citize...