President Trump has long sought to end automatic citizenship for children born on US soil to certain non-citizen parents, making the issue a key part of his immigration agenda
WASHINGTON: (UrduPoint/Pakistan Point News-July 9th, 2026) US President Donald Trump has strongly criticised the court ruling upholding birthright citizenship, calling it a "disastrous" decision and vowing to ask the US Supreme Court to reconsider the case.
Speaking to reporters, Trump said he would request the country's highest court to hear the birthright citizenship case again, arguing that the ruling was incorrect and warning that it could have serious consequences for the United States if left unchanged.
"The decision is wrong, and if it is not reversed, it will be devastating for America," Trump said.
He also maintained that American citizenship is "not for sale" and described the alleged misuse of birthright citizenship as a criminal practice.
Trump has long sought to end automatic citizenship for children born on US soil to certain non-citizen parents, making the issue a key part of his immigration agenda.
However, the US Supreme Court previously upheld the constitutional principle of birthright citizenship, reaffirming that the right applies equally to all children born in the United States, regardless of their parents' immigration status, under the interpretation of the 14th Amendment.
The issue remains one of the most contentious topics in US immigration policy and is expected to continue generating legal and political debate.
