New York City’s immigrant communities and legal advocacy groups representing them said they are breathing a sigh of relief Tuesday after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld birthright citizenship, striking down an executive order from President Donald Trump that would have ended the practice.
The country’s high court, in its 6-3 decision, said it recognized the nation’s “ancient” rule that citizenship extends to all who are born in the United States, regardless of whether the person they’re born to is here legally, because the United States’ jurisdiction includes all within its borders.
