US Supreme Court strikes down Trump birthright citizenship order

BreakingUS Supreme Court strikes down Trump birthright citizenship order Court preserves automatic US citizenship for children born to undocumented immigrants and temporary visa holders In a historic ruling, the US Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down a Trump administration executive order targeting birthright citizenship, preserving a defining principle of what it means to be born an American. The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in Trump v. Barbara, holding that children born in the United States to undocumented parents or parents on temporary visas are entitled to US citizenship. While much of the birthright citizenship rhetoric has been about unlawful immigration, the Trump administration’s order actually targeted those who are lawfully present in the US and on the path to permanent legal status. This included people on highly skilled work visas such as an H-1B or L-1, as well as dependent visas, student visas, temporary labour visas and achievement visas, which are all considered “lawful but temporary” by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). If one parent is a citizen, the child would have still been granted birthright citizenship under the order. [Image text:] BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP ISA RIGHT ACLU Maine BIRTHRIGHT ZENSH RIG