The U.S. Supreme Court played a pivotal role in enabling President Donald Trump's sweeping hard-line immigration agenda, with one key exception — birthright citizenship. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Associated Press.
After lower courts repeatedly ruled against the Trump administration, the nation's top court allowed it to terminate temporary protections for people fleeing war or strife. It gave immigration officers greater leeway in dealing with green card holders returning from abroad, and it allowed the government to limit the number of people who can apply for asylum.
However, in the key case of birthright citizenship, the Supreme Court ruled against the administration. A divided court, with a bare majority of five justices, upheld the concept that people born in the United States, regardless of their parents' immigration status, are Americans. This decision reaffirmed the long-settled understanding of the 14th Amendment, adopted after the Civil War.
The Trump administration had sought to prevent children born to people in the U.S. illegally or temporarily from being entitled to American citizenship at birth. The Supreme Court's ruling was a blow to Trump's immigration agenda.
Each decision could have far-reaching consequences for foreigners seeking to live in the country and could help shape public perceptions over whether America remains a beacon for migrants.