US  Supreme Court declares universal birthright citizenship protected

The Supreme Court delivers a decision to uphold birthright citizenship, bringing a blow to President Donald Trump's attempted restrictions.

The Supreme Court declared that universal birthright citizenship is protected by the citizenship clause of the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution, meaning nearly all babies born in the United States automatically become American citizens, regardless of their parents' immigration status.

The ruling rejects President Donald Trump's executive order, signed the first day of his second administration, which sought to end birthright citizenship for the children of parents present in the country illegally and for tourists visiting only temporarily.

The high court ruled that "under the Constitution, they are citizens by birth."