Birthright citizenship remains in effect despite recent court decisions and President Donald Trump's executive order

Trump’s executive order, signed in January, seeks to deny citizenship to children who are born to people who are living in the U.S. illegally or temporarily. It is part of the hard-line immigration agenda of the president, who has called birthright citizenship a “magnet for illegal immigration.”

On June 27, 2025, the US Supreme Court issued a significant ruling that has profound implications for birthright citizenship and, by extension, travel regulations. Birthright citizenship, a principle that has been enshrined in the Constitution for more than 160 years,