Trump Calls Supreme Court Birthright Citizenship Ruling Disgrace

President Donald Trump on Thursday called it a disgrace for the Supreme Court to uphold birthright citizenship, intensifying his public criticism of the justices as they prepare to rule on his attempt to end the long-standing constitutional practice. The president made the remarks during a White House press conference, predicting the court would likely rule against his administration.

The case before the court stems from an executive order Trump signed in January 2025, which seeks to withhold automatic U.S. citizenship from children born in the country to parents who are undocumented or hold temporary visas. The order has been blocked by lower courts, which found it likely violated the Citizenship Clause of the 14th Amendment. The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case in April and is expected to issue a ruling in the coming weeks.

Trump argued the policy, established after the Civil War, was intended to grant citizenship to the children of formerly enslaved people, not to apply broadly to modern immigration. He claimed that 20 to 25 percent of people entering the United States do so to secure citizenship for a child born here, calling the practice an economic burden....