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'Trump not going to give up easily' on bid to restrict birthright citizenship despite SCOTUS stop

'Trump not going to give up easily' on bid to restrict birthright citizenship despite SCOTUS stop

Summary

The U.S. Supreme Court rejected President Donald Trump’s attempt to limit birthright citizenship, which would stop children born in the U.S. to parents who are here illegally or on temporary visas from automatically becoming citizens. President Trump had issued an executive order on his first day in office to enforce this change, but the court blocked it.

Key Facts

  • On June 30, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court said no to President Trump’s plan to restrict birthright citizenship.
  • Birthright citizenship means that anyone born in the U.S. automatically becomes an American citizen.
  • President Trump signed an executive order to change this rule on the first day of his presidency.
  • The executive order aimed to exclude children born to parents in the country illegally or with temporary visas from citizenship.
  • The Supreme Court’s decision stopped this executive order from taking effect.
  • Restricting birthright citizenship was a key part of President Trump’s anti-immigration policies.
  • The ruling keeps the current citizenship rules as they are.
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