'Too Bad': After SC Setback, Trump Calls For Constitutional Amendment To End Birthright US Citizenship

Published 30 June 2026 · politics

'Too Bad': After SC Setback, Trump Calls For Constitutional Amendment To End Birthright US Citizenship Published By, Last Updated: June 30, 2026, 22:07 IST The

'Too Bad': After SC Setback, Trump Calls For Constitutional Amendment To End Birthright US Citizenship Published By, Last Updated: June 30, 2026, 22:07 IST The court reaffirmed the long-standing interpretation of the 14th Amendment, which guarantees citizenship to nearly everyone born on US soil. Rapid Read The Supreme Court's decision leaves those lower court rulings in place, marking a significant legal setback for Trump's immigration agenda. (Source: Reuters file) US President Donald Trump on Tuesday called on Congress to pass legislation ending birthright citizenship after the US Supreme Court rejected his administration’s bid to restrict automatic citizenship for children born on American soil. The appeal came hours after the Supreme Court dealt a major blow to one of Trump’s signature immigration policies, ruling 6-3 to preserve birthright citizenship under the Citizenship Clause of the 14th Amendment.

Reacting to the verdict, Trump argued that Congress should act immediately to end what he described as an “expensive and unfair" policy. “The Supreme Court upheld Birthright Citizenship, which is too bad for our Country, but we can easily make it up in Congress through Legislation, with the support of the President, that has now been determined during this process. No long and unwieldy Constitutional Amendment is necessary! Congress should start TODAY to work on ending expensive and unfair to our Country, Birthright Citizenship. They will have my Complete and Total Support!" Trump wrote on Truth Social. Supreme Court Rejects Trump’s Order Earlier on Tuesday, the Supreme Court rejected Trump’s attempt to end automatic US citizenship for children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or on temporary visas.

The court reaffirmed the long-standing interpretation of the 14th Amendment, which guarantees citizenship to nearly everyone born on US soil. Trump had signed an executive order on the first day of his second term directing that children born to parents who were in the country illegally or on temporary visas should no longer automatically receive US citizenship. However, lower federal courts blocked the order, ruling that it violated the Citizenship Clause of the 14th Amendment. The Supreme Court’s decision leaves those lower court rulings in place, marking a significant legal setback for Trump’s immigration agenda. Trump has consistently argued that birthright citizenship encourages illegal immigration and places financial pressure on US taxpayers, public services and healthcare systems. The Supreme Court’s ruling means that any future effort to change birthright citizenship would have to overcome significant constitutional and legal hurdles.