Posted on 06/30/2026 7:46:27 AM PDT by PROCON
The Supreme Court's ruling is a setback for President Donald Trump, who issued an executive order on his first day in office that would end birthright citizenship for children of illegal immigrants
The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected President Donald Trump’s bid to restrict birthright citizenship, preserving the long-standing constitutional interpretation that most children born in the United States are automatically U.S. citizens, including children born to parents who are unlawfully or temporarily present in the country.
The ruling is a major setback for Trump, who made curbing birthright citizenship a key part of his immigration agenda.
Trump issued an executive order on his first day in office that would eliminate birthright citizenship for children born in the United States to parents who are in the country illegally or are in the country temporarily.
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I would like to see if the Court includes in its reasoning a framework to address this issue in the future. Up until now, it really hasn’t been fleshed out, just a “this is how it’s been done”.
6-3
Dissents : Thomas, Gorsuch, Alito
Barrett and Roberts screwed us again.
I don’t think it’s over yet ,LOL
It’s not surprising. The Great replacement has been the plan for decades , the court wasn’t going to change that no matter how irrational their ruling had to be
Trump did not suffer a defeat the United States did. Not only can they bring voters in the decision yesterday made sure they can vote.
never is.
Same here. Here’s hoping Trump files an appeal.
True that.
How do you appeal a scotus decision?
Can a Supreme Court decision be appealed?
Civil war incoming.
Six judges cannot throw away the USA.
NO, the Unites States of America suffered a major Supreme Court defeat...
Appeal to who? SCOTUS is the end of the line.
I dont think so either, but I am not legally savvy enough to know what other options are available. Is the ruling a narrow one and there are other approaches available, or is it ridiculously broad?
Madness !!
Throw the trespassing parents of such illegitimate citizens out of the USA. Break up EVERY family who perpetrated this outrage. Their parents have no legal status. KICK THEM ALL OUT !!!!
Control it at the border.
GROK;
“Birth tourism estimates: CDC proxies ~9,600 births in 2024 to foreign-resident mothers (includes non-intentional cases). Contested high-end figures reach 20-26k/year max—tiny share of ~3.7M total US births. Chinese nationals were historically prominent via organized networks.
It can be restricted at borders: State Dept policy since 2020 denies B-2 visas if primary purpose is birth for citizenship (applicant must prove otherwise). CBP screens at entry for intent/fraud. Facilitators face prosecutions, visa revocations, and bans. Recent crackdowns continue on schemes.
These tools remain available even after the SCOTUS ruling on the EO. Complete prevention is hard without proving intent in every case.”
One more nail in our coffin.
More than 30 countries allow for unrestricted birthright
citizenship, including the United States.
Unrestricted Birthright Citizenship
What countries have birthright citizenship?
Below is a list of 35 countries with unrestricted born-in-a-country citizenship, i.e., that unconditionally endow citizenship to anyone born in their jurisdiction.
Note that this list can change as more countries adopt more restrictive measures on their birthright citizenship laws.
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chad
Chile
Costa Rica
Cuba
Dominica
Ecuador
El Salvador
Fiji
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Honduras
Jamaica
Lesotho
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
St. Kitts and Nevis
St. Lucia
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Tanzania
Trinidad and Tobago
Tuvalu
United States
Uruguay
Venezuela
Note that Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, and St. Lucia all allow unrestricted birthright citizenship. Any children you give birth to in these Caribbean countries will be citizens, even if you yourself are not yet a citizen—e.g., still processing your citizenship by investment or naturalization application.
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