US Supreme Court Upholds Birthright Citizenship

Washington, June 30 (KUNA) -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the principle of birthright citizenship, effectively nullifying an executive order issued by President Donald Trump on his first day in office that sought to restrict automatic U.S. citizenship for children born on American soil. In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court affirmed the longstanding constitutional rule that “all persons born in the United States and subject to its jurisdiction are citizens at birth.” In the weeks preceding the Court’s consideration of the case, President Trump launched a sharp attack on the nation’s highest judicial body, predicting that the ruling would go against his efforts to limit automatic citizenship for some children born in the United States. Last May, Trump told reporters, “This Supreme Court decision is of great importance... It is likely that the ruling will go against me, as it seems they are inclined to do so... Frankly, I am not satisfied with some of the decisions.” (End) R.S.R./A.M.S.