WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the Constitution’s promise that all those born in the country are citizens of the United States, regardless of the status of their parents.
In a 6-3 decision, the justices rejected President Trump’s plan to revise the Constitution by executive order and to end citizenship at birth for newborns whose parents were in the country illegally or temporarily.
Chief Justice John G. Roberts spoke for the court to reject Trump’s proposed limits on birthright citizenship.
“Citizenship, then and now, was the right to have rights — to freely participate in our political community,” he said. “The
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