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Supreme Court Upholds Birthright Citizenship in Blow to Trump Immigration Enforcement

In a 6–3 ruling, the Supreme Court ruled against President Donald Trump on the issue of birthright citizenship, maintaining the status quo.

The majority held that children born in the United States to illegal immigrant parents are citizens at birth under the Fourteenth Amendment’s Citizenship Clause.

Chief Justice John Roberts, a George W. Bush appontee, wrote for the majority, and was joined by two Trump-appointed Justices Brett Kavananaugh and Amy Coney Barrett. They were joined by the trio of Democrat appointees, Justices Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor, and Ketanji Brown Jackson.

Justice Clarence Thomas wrote the dissenting oppinion, joined by Justices Samuel Alito and Neil........

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