06/30/2026
US Supreme Court strikes down Trump's order limiting birthright citizenship, Summary
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that President Trumpโs executive order seeking to limit birthright citizenship is unconstitutional.
The Court reaffirmed that the Citizenship Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment continues to govern who acquires U.S. citizenship at birth. The justices declined to overturn more than 150 years of constitutional interpretation and longstanding Supreme Court precedent.
As a result, children born in the United States continue to be recognized as U.S. citizens under the Constitution, consistent with existing law.
This decision preserves the constitutional framework that has governed birthright citizenship for generations.
What does this mean for babies born by a surrogate? The babies continue to be a US citizen. Contact the German American Law Center PLC for more information.