The Supreme Court concluded its current term on June 30 by invalidating President Donald Trump’s executive order that would have prevented the children of illegal immigrants and legal temporary visitors from being deemed citizens at birth.
In Trump v. Barbara, the court ruled that Executive Order 14160, which said the 14th Amendment’s Citizenship Clause was never intended to bestow citizenship universally on everyone born in the United States, violated the 14th Amendment itself. The order, which was tied up in the lower courts, was intended to discourage birth tourism and prevent so-called anchor babies from claiming birthright citizenship.
The clause 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.”…
Key Takeaways from Supreme Court’s Decision on Birthright Citizenship
