Trump Allies Escalate Birthright Citizenship Fight After Supreme Court Rejects Order, Pushing Sterilization and Deportation Calls
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Updated · The Bulwark · Jul 3
Trump Allies Escalate Birthright Citizenship Fight After Supreme Court Rejects Order, Pushing Sterilization and Deportation Calls
2 articles · Updated · The Bulwark · Jul 3
Summary
Stephen Miller, Matt Walsh, Sean Davis and other Trump allies responded to the Supreme Court’s rejection of Trump’s birthright citizenship order with calls for harsher immigration measures, including mass deportations, denying entry to pregnant women and refusing birth certificates.
Sean Davis went furthest, floating denial of entry to all female foreigners or even sterilization of foreign visitors, while Walsh also argued Republicans should stop nominating female justices after Amy Coney Barrett joined the ruling.
Immigrant families interviewed after the decision said relief was mixed with fear, with some U.S. citizens and parents worrying a different ruling could have endangered children’s status or opened the door to retroactive attacks on citizenship.
Murad Awawdeh of the New York Immigration Coalition said birthright citizenship is safe only "for now," arguing the broader fight over immigrant rights remains live after recent Supreme Court rulings, including one affecting 1.3 million TPS holders.
After the ruling, what legal battles loom if individual states attempt to deny birth certificates or other rights to U.S.-born children?
As most developed nations move away from birthright citizenship, what are the long-term consequences of America's unique approach to national identity?
2026 Supreme Court Ruling Protects Birthright Citizenship: Legal, Political, and Social Fallout
Overview
On July 1, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered a landmark 6-3 ruling that struck down President Donald Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship. This decision reaffirmed the constitutional guarantee that anyone born on U.S. soil is automatically a citizen, regardless of their parents’ status. The Court’s majority opinion, led by Chief Justice John Roberts, focused on the clear language of the Fourteenth Amendment’s Citizenship Clause. This ruling not only preserved a long-standing legal principle but also set off strong political reactions, highlighting deep divisions over immigration and national identity in America.