USA – The Supreme Court of the United States has issued a ruling in the case of Trump v. Barbara, effectively striking down an executive order that sought to restrict birthright citizenship. The case centred on Executive Order No. 14160, titled “Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship,” which aimed to deny citizenship to children born in the United States to parents who are unlawfully or temporarily present in the country.

In a 6–3 decision, the Court held that such children are “subject to the jurisdiction” of the United States and are citizens at birth under the Citizenship Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Chief Justice John Roberts, writing for the majority, emphasised that the Framers of the Fourteenth Amendment extended a promise of citizenship to every person born on American soil, a principle rooted in historical common law and established legal precedent.

The decision effectively invalidates the Trump administration’s attempt to alter birthright citizenship criteria, reaffirming the long-standing interpretation that citizenship applies to nearly all individuals born within the nation’s borders, with only narrow exceptions for foreign diplomats or occupying forces.