Supreme Court Upholds Birthright Citizenship | Milwaukee News

Milwaukee News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 1, 2026 · 1m

The Supreme Court just delivered a major win for birthright citizenship, ruling 6-3 that anyone born on U.S. soil automatically becomes a citizen — shutting down Trump’s controversial executive order that tried to restrict citizenship documents for kids of undocumented mothers. Wisconsin, one of 24 states that opposed the order, saw this decision as a homecoming victory. Grounded in the Fourteenth Amendment, the ruling reaffirms that birthplace alone grants citizenship — a stance the majority justices say must be preserved. Critics argue citizenship should require deeper ties, but the Court…