India, June 30 -- The US Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the principle of birthright citizenship, rejecting President Donald Trump's attempt to limit who qualifies as an American citizen at birth.

In a 6-3 ruling on the final day of its term, the court struck down an executive order signed by Trump on the first day of his second term that sought to deny automatic US citizenship to children born in the country to parents who are in the United States illegally or on temporary visas.

What the Supreme Court ruled

The decision preserves the long-standing interpretation of the 14th Amendment's Citizenship Clause, which guarantees citizenship to nearly everyone born on US soil.

The ruling leaves intact the constitutional guarantee of birthri...