Supreme Court Upholds Birthright Citizenship; Kavanaugh Offers Congress Path to End It

In a major defeat for President Trump’s immigration agenda, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday that his executive order to end birthright citizenship violates the 14th Amendment. The decision protects the constitutional guarantee that anyone born on U.S. soil is a citizen. However, Justice Brett Kavanaugh, in a separate opinion, gave Congress a clear “roadmap” to end the policy. He wrote that lawmakers could change the law through legislation, not by executive action. This leaves the door open for future congressional debate. The ruling blocks the president’s attempt to reinterpret the 14th Amendment’s Citizenship Clause, which has been settled law for over a century. Legal experts say the decision is final in the short term, but Kavanaugh’s opinion signals a potential shift if Congress acts.