SCOTUS rules against President Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order
Matthew Pearce
THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) — The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 6-3 decision against President Trump’s executive order, upholding birthright citizenship. The Supreme Court states the order does not align with the language of the fourteenth amendment, which states:
“All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.”
This executive order was signed on Jan. 20, 2025, the first day of President Trump’s second term, making it a key point of his campaign. This executive order states those born in the United States to noncitizens parents are not subject to the jurisdiction of U.S. law.
The 14th Amendment was proposed by Congress in 1866 and ratified in 1868, less than five years after the American Civil War. The purpose was to prohibit states from depriving any person of “life, liberty or property without due process of law.”
Locally, members of the immigrant community are reacting to this news, taking it as a relief. José Garduño, president of Comité Latino, a local pro-migrant organization, said the Latino community has experienced enough injustice and discrimination.
“Thank you for passing this law, the children born in this country are respected, because where we are born, we are from.”
Samantha Rodriguez, Founder of United Youth We Stand and child of immigrant parents, said this ruling is a defining moment for her generation and beyond.
“Being a daughter of immigrants, I think this is super important for me because this determines my future and it determines the future of thousands of kids, millions probably, around the world.”
President Trump used immigration policy as a focal point of his campaigns during his first and second terms as he continues to press Congress to get legislation through.