Trump called the court's rejection of the ban on birthright citizenship a victory for China
U.S. President Donald Trump sharply criticized the Supreme Court’s decision to reject his attempt to limit the automatic granting of U.S. citizenship by birthright.
In his view, this decision will encourage so-called “birth tourism” and benefit China.
“Congratulations to President Xi. A great victory for China,” Trump wrote.
According to the U.S. president, thousands of citizens from China and other countries arrive in the U.S. every year to give birth to children on U.S. soil and secure U.S. citizenship for them.
Trump believes that this practice places an additional burden on the U.S. healthcare system and is not in the country’s national interest.
The day before, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled by a majority vote that the Trump administration’s attempt to restrict the right to citizenship by birth was unconstitutional.
The justices concluded that the relevant presidential executive order violates the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which guarantees citizenship to virtually all persons born on U.S. soil.
Restricting birthright citizenship was one of the key elements of Donald Trump’s immigration policy. Upon returning to the White House, he signed the relevant executive order, but the document was immediately challenged in court.
The Supreme Court’s decision has definitively blocked the implementation of this initiative, reaffirming the validity of the constitutional provision regarding the automatic acquisition of citizenship by birth.
The U.S. president announced his position on the social media platform Truth Social.
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a ruling that blocks Donald Trump’s executive order restricting the right to citizenship by birth. Thus, children born on U.S. soil continue to retain this right in accordance with current law. A majority of the justices did not support the president’s position.
The issue of birthright citizenship has remained one of the most contentious topics in discussions surrounding U.S. immigration policy for many years. Donald Trump has repeatedly stated that, in his view, the current rules need to be changed, while his opponents emphasize that this right is guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution. The Supreme Court’s final ruling has become yet another legal obstacle to the Trump administration’s initiative and has confirmed that, for now, the right to citizenship by birth in the U.S. remains unchanged, according to news agencies and media reports on June 30.
