Supreme Court Rejects Executive Effort to Rescind Birthright Citizenship

By Joshua R. Averbach, Roy T. Englert, Jr. · SCOTUSblog · 2026-08-18

The Supreme Court recently invalidated Executive Order 14160, which sought to deny birthright citizenship to children born in the United States to undocumented immigrants. SCOTUSblog reports that Chief Justice John Roberts led a five-justice majority in ruling that the administra

The Supreme Court recently invalidated Executive Order 14160, which sought to deny birthright citizenship to children born in the United States to undocumented immigrants. SCOTUSblog reports that Chief Justice John Roberts led a five-justice majority in ruling that the administra