The US Supreme Court has dealt a significant blow to President Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship in a 5-4 decision.
Chief Justice Roberts wrote the majority opinion, stating that children born in the United States to parents who are unlawfully or temporarily present are "subject to the jurisdiction" of the United States and are citizens at birth under the Fourteenth Amendment's Citizenship Clause.
The decision was joined by Justices Amy Coney Barrett, Kagan, Sotomayor, and Jackson, forming a majority that rejected the president's order.
President Trump had sought to end birthright citizenship, arguing that the 14th Amendment has always excluded babies born to people in the US illegally.
The order claimed that the amendment has never been interpreted to extend citizenship universally to everyone born within the United States.
The president's order had stated that "the Fourteenth Amendment has always excluded from birthright citizenship persons who were born in the United States but not 'subject to the jurisdiction thereof'."
The decision marks a significant victory for those who argue that the Fourteenth Amendment grants automatic citizenship to anyone born on US soil.
The US Supreme Court has now weighed in on this contentious issue, making it clear that children born to parents who are unlawfully or temporarily present are indeed citizens at birth.
