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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on June 30 (local time) against an executive order by President Donald Trump that sought to ban birthright citizenship, which automatically grants citizenship to children born in the United States.
With this ruling, the Trump administration is expected to face inevitable setbacks in implementing its immigration policies.
Analysts suggest that this marks another political blow to President Trump following the Supreme Court's decision in February that ruled his reciprocal tariffs unlawful.
The Supreme Court voted 6 to 3 to maintain a broad interpretation of birthright citizenship, according to reports from the AP and Reuters.
Shortly after taking office in January of last year, President Trump signed an executive order banning birthright citizenship for children born to foreign parents who are in the U.S. illegally or lack permanent residency.
In response, 22 states led by Democratic governors and Washington D.C. filed a lawsuit, arguing that the executive order violated the 14th Amendment to the Constitution.
Lower courts had previously ruled the order unconstitutional and issued preliminary injunctions to halt its enforcement.
The 14th Amendment, adopted in 1868 shortly after the Civil War, stipulates that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens of the United States.
Consequently, children born in the U.S. to foreign parents without permanent residency have historically acquired U.S. citizenship automatically.
President Trump has argued that the original intent of birthright citizenship was to guarantee citizenship to former Black slaves and their children after the Civil War, not to benefit wealthy Chinese nationals engaging in birth tourism or those residing in the country illegally.
During the Supreme Court oral arguments on April 1, the Trump administration contended that citizenship cannot be granted solely based on the fact of being born in the U.S., and that factors such as the parents' legal status and their allegiance to the United States should be considered.
At the time, President Trump also became the first sitting president to attend Supreme Court oral arguments to bolster the administration's position.
However, he did not speak during the proceedings.
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