Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump's Birthright Citizenship Executive Order in 6-3 Decision

Nearly a year and a half after President Trump signed an Executive Order targeting birthright citizenship, the Supreme Court has ruled the action unconstitutional in a 6-3 decision. Chief Justice John Roberts, writing for the majority, affirmed that birthright citizenship is enshrined in the 14th Amendment of the Constitution — which states that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens. "The Framers of the Fourteenth Amendment extended that promise to every free-born person in this land. We keep that promise today." — Chief Justice John Roberts Trump's Executive Order — signed on the first day of his second term — declared that children born in the U.S. would not be considered citizens if their parents were in the country illegally or on temporary visas. The order never took effect after lower federal courts found it conflicted with the 14th Amendment. Justices Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch, and Samuel Alito dissented, arguing the 14th Amendment was intended only to apply to freed Black slaves. President Trump responded on Truth Social, writing: "The Supreme Court upheld Birthright Citizenship, which is too bad for our Country, but we can easily make it up in Congress through Legislation." However, because the Court reaffirmed the 14th Amendment's automatic conferral of citizenship, any changes would require a Constitutional Amendment — not legislation. ► Stay connected with First Alert 6: 🔔 Subscribe for breaking news alerts:    / @wowt6   #SupremeCourt #BirthrightCitizenship #Trump #14thAmendment #SCOTUS #BreakingNews #Omaha #WOWT #FirstAlert6