The Supreme Court’s Birthright Citizenship Ruling — Trump v. Barbara
On June 30, 2026, the Supreme Court ruled 6–3 that children born on U.S. soil to parents unlawfully or temporarily present are citizens at birth, striking down Trump’s executive order. A background on all nine justices, the other recent immigration rulings, the century-old dispute over Senator Jacob Howard’s 1866 floor speech, how other nations handle birthright citizenship, and what it may mean for voting, policy, and the nation going forward.