Birthright citizenship ruling: US officials, lawmakers and advocates react

Reaction is rolling in after the United States Supreme Court ruled against the administration of US President Donald Trump, upholding the practice of automatically granting citizenship to nearly all individuals born in the US. The 6-3 ruling on birthright citizenship represents a major rebuke to one of Trump’s most ambitious efforts to overhaul longstanding US immigration practices. Recommended Stories list of 3 items end of list The majority argued that birthright citizenship is rooted in both the US Constitution and longstanding practice dating back to English common law, rejecting the Trump administration’s assertion that it should apply only to US citizens and permanent residents. Still, three justices sided with the Trump administration, arguing the 14th Amendment of the Constitution does not clearly grant the right to the children of all immigrants in the country. Here’s how Trump officials, US lawmakers and advocates responded to the ruling. Trump and his top officials Stephen Miller, Trump’s top adviser and the architect of his hardline approach to immigration, decried the ruling as “one of the most destructive and outrageous decisions” in the history of the country’s top court. “American citizenship is not the birthright of the world,” he wrote in a post on X. “It belongs only and solely to Americans. …