Supreme Court Rejects Trump Challenge to Birthright Citizenship

The Supreme Court released a landmark decision on the final day of its term, striking down President Trump's executive order limiting birthright citizenship. The justices voted 6-to-3 that his order violated the 14th Amendment.

The original intent of the amendment, passed after the Civil War, was to establish citizenship of formerly enslaved Black Americans and protect their civil rights. 

Trump says the amendment is being abused by illegal aliens and foreigners who travel to the U.S. for so-called "birth tourism" – entering the U.S. while pregnant to give birth to children so they can be granted automatic citizenship.  

Justice Samuel Alito in dissent called the court's decision "a serious mistake" that "will seriously affect the future."

Constitutional Expert Jonathan Turley told Fox, "What is left here is a decision for the country as to whether it wants to examine a constitutional amendment. Some countries that have had birthright citizenship got rid of it, because many of us believe it's an incredibly ill-considered policy."

President Trump said Republicans "will work to correct" the ruling in Congress. And Republicans are already talking about changing or repealing the amendment, which House Speaker Mike Johnson admitted would not be easy.

"I'm sure the conclusion from this opinion is going to be that you've got to amend the Constitution to fix that. ... I think it subjects the country to serious challenges going forward, and we'll have to deal with it as a Congress," Johnson said.

Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) has already introduced a bill banning pregnant foreigners from visiting the U.S.

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