Trump Pushes Congress to End Birthright Citizenship After 6-3 Supreme Court Defeat
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Updated · NBC News · Jun 30
Trump Pushes Congress to End Birthright Citizenship After 6-3 Supreme Court Defeat
3 articles · Updated · NBC News · Jun 30
Summary
Trump on Tuesday urged Congress to “start TODAY” on legislation ending birthright citizenship after the Supreme Court struck down his executive order limiting it.
The 6-3 ruling found the order unlawful, with five justices saying it violated the 14th Amendment’s guarantee that people born in the United States are citizens.
That leaves Trump’s preferred legislative route with little chance: Republicans hold 53 Senate seats, short of the 60 votes likely needed, and party leaders have resisted scrapping the filibuster.
Sen. Eric Schmitt said he will introduce a constitutional amendment mirroring Trump’s order, while Democrats and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani hailed the ruling as a defense of a 150-year-old constitutional promise.
The setback adds to a mixed run at the conservative-majority court for Trump, which has recently blocked some of his moves while backing him in other major cases.