Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, et al., Petitioners v. Barbara, et al.

The case asked whether Executive Order 14160 could deny U.S. citizenship to children born here when their parents were in the country unlawfully or only temporarily. The Supreme Court affirmed the First Circuit and said the Fourteenth Amendment and 8 U.S.C. § 1401(a) guarantee citizenship to those children, so the order is invalid on its face.

The Court affirmed the First Circuit and concluded that the Fourteenth Amendment and 8 U.S.C. § 1401(a) protect citizenship for these children. The vote count and opinion lineup are not available in the prompt.

The decision means children born in the United States to parents in those categories remain citizens at birth. For example, agencies cannot refuse citizenship documents to a U.S.-born child just because a parent lacked lawful immigration status or had a temporary visa.

Lower courts and federal agencies must apply the Supreme Court's ruling and stop enforcing Executive Order 14160 against covered children. Families, hospitals, and agencies that issue passports or other records should treat those U.S.-born children as citizens at birth.

The dispute was whether Executive Order 14160 could deny citizenship to some children born in the United States. The Court said it could not.

U.S.-born children whose parents were here unlawfully or only temporarily are directly affected. They remain citizens at birth under the Constitution and federal law.

Lower courts must follow the ruling, and federal agencies must stop applying the order. Citizenship documents should be processed under the Court's reading of the law.