Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s birthright citizenship order

The ruling’s legal basis dates back to the time of Wong Kim Ark, an era that shut most Asian immigrants out of U.S. citizenship.

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The Supreme Court affirmed Tuesday that children born in the U.S. are automatically citizens, rejecting President Donald Trump’s order denying that right to kids of undocumented or temporary immigrants.

Constitution prevails

The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that Trump’s Jan. 20, 2025, executive order denying automatic citizenship to ch…