US Supreme Court Rejects Trump's Restrictions on Birthright Citizenship

The US Supreme Court has ruled in favor of maintaining the current practice of birthright citizenship, which President Donald Trump sought to limit, citing the protection of the 14th Amendment of the Constitution. Chief Justice John Roberts ruled that the Constitution grants 'automatic citizenship rights through birthright' to nearly all children born in the US, rejecting Trump's executive order declaring that children of individuals who are in the country illegally or temporarily are not citizens. The decision was made with a 6-3 vote. The US Supreme Court, however, approved state laws that 'ban trans girls and women from playing on public school and university sports teams.'

TRUMP'S REACTION

Donald Trump reacted to the Supreme Court's decision in a post on his social media account. Calling the decision 'an unfortunate situation,' Trump stated, "With the support of the President, we can easily correct this situation with a law passed in Congress. There is no need for a long and cumbersome constitutional amendment. Congress should start working today to end the birthright citizenship practice, which is both costly and unfair for our country. My full and unconditional support will be with them."