Trump threatens to abolish birthright citizenship through Congress after supreme court rules against him – as it happened

The Supreme Court upheld birthright citizenship yesterday, rejecting an effort to restrict the constitutional right. Following the defeat, Trump threatened to pursue abolishing birthright citizenship through Congress instead. Under the fourteenth Amendment, ratified in eighteen sixty-eight, citizenship is automatically granted to anyone born in the United States. According to The Guardian, the ruling marks a significant moment in ongoing constitutional battles over immigration policy, with Trump signaling potential congressional action to overturn a century-old principle of American citizenship.

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