Supreme Court Upholds Birthright Citizenship | Texas News

The Supreme Court just delivered a major blow to efforts to rewrite birthright citizenship, ruling 6-3 that the Fourteenth Amendment still guarantees citizenship to anyone born on U.S. soil — regardless of parents’ status. While the decision upholds decades of precedent, it’s sparked fierce backlash from lawmakers like Texas Rep. Chip Roy, who argues the Constitution doesn’t intend automatic citizenship for children of undocumented or visiting parents — and is now pushing Congress to redefine “subject to the jurisdiction thereof” and cut funding for citizenship agencies. The legal battle isn’t over — and the political heat is turning up fast. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/677046a789eec112