The U.S. Supreme Court preserved birthright citizenship
On June 30, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an important decision in Trump v. Barbara and rejected an attempt to limit birthright citizenship.
The Court ruled that children born on U.S. soil are generally U.S. citizens from birth under the 14th Amendment to the Constitution. This also applies to children whose parents are in the United States without status or temporarily.
The decision means that the executive order attempting to deny automatic citizenship to such children cannot be enforced.
What this means in practice
Birthright citizenship in the United States remains in place. If a child is born in the United States, the child remains a U.S. citizen regardless of whether the parents have a green card, visa, asylum, parole, or lawful status.
Important: this decision does not give immigration status to the parents. It concerns only the citizenship of a child born in the United States.
Bottom line: the Supreme Court confirmed that the president cannot cancel birthright citizenship by executive order. For immigrant families, this is one of the most important decisions of the year.
Sources: Supreme Court, Reuters.
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