Pakistan, July 1 -- The US Supreme Court has rejected President Donald Trump's attempt to restrict birthright citizenship, ruling that his executive order violated the US Constitution's 14th Amendment, which guarantees citizenship to most people born on American soil.

In a 6-3 decision delivered on the final day of the court's term, Chief Justice John Roberts wrote that the Constitution protects the long-established principle of birthright citizenship, with only limited exceptions such as children of foreign diplomats or members of an occupying enemy force.

Trump had signed the executive order on his first day back in office as part of his broader immigration agenda. The directive instructed federal agencies not to recognise the citizen...