Supreme Court Rules Birthright Citizenship Applies to All Children Born in the U.S.

This ruling confirms that birthright citizenship remains a constitutional right for all children born on U.S. soil, regardless of their parents' immigration status, effectively nullifying Executive Order 14160.

• •The Supreme Court held that children born in the U.S. to parents unlawfully or temporarily present are citizens at birth under the Fourteenth Amendment.
• •The Court invalidated President Trump's Executive Order No. 14160, which sought to deny citizenship to children of parents without legal status.
• •The Court defined 'subject to the jurisdiction' of the U.S. as the power of the nation to govern those within its territory, which applies to all private individuals regardless of immigration status.
• •The ruling affirms that the Citizenship Clause is based on the common law principle of 'jus soli' (right of the soil).
• •The Court cited the 1898 precedent 'United States v. Wong Kim Ark' as confirmation that the common law rule of birthright citizenship remains in effect.
• •The decision rejects the argument that citizenship is hereditary or dependent on the legal status of parents.
• •The only recognized exceptions to birthright citizenship are children of foreign ministers and those born in areas outside U.S. sovereign control.

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