India, July 1 -- The US Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected President Donald Trump's bid to end the 150-year-old policy of birthright citizenship, hence upholding that nearly all children born on American soil are citizens.

Trump's executive order aimed to prevent babies born to undocumented immigrants and temporary foreign residents from automatically becoming Americans was among the series of orders that he rolled out soon after taking charge for his second term in 2025. Track updates on Europe heatwave

As the order was struck down by Supreme Court bench by 6-3, Chief Justice John Roberts' concluded that birthright citizenship has always depended primarily on birthplace - not on parents' immigration status or domicile, The Associated Pr...