U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Constitutional Right to Birthright Citizenship and Strikes Down Trump's Executive Order

On June 30, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court reaffirmed the long-established legal principle that virtually all children born on U.S. soil are automatically citizens of the United States from birth.

The Court's decision struck down President Trump's Executive Order issued on January 20, 2025, his first day in office, denying birthright citizenship.

The 6-3 ruling written by Chief Justice John Roberts was grounded in the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which was ratified after the Civil War on July 9, 1868.

Read from the New York Times, Supreme Court Upholds Birthright Citizenship, Blocking a Key Trump Policy

Read from The Associated Press, Supreme Court Upholds Birthright Citizenship, Rejecting Trump's Proposed Limits

Read from National Public Radio (NPR), Supreme Court Upholds Birthright Citizenship on Constitutional Grounds

The Trump Administration Has Lost More Than 10,000 Immigration Cases in Federal Court Between July 2025 and May 2026

Federal judges have ruled against the Trump administration more than 10,000 times in individual immigration detention cases. Based on a database of Federal Court rulings from July 7, 2025 through May 11, 2026, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lost more than 10,000 immigration detention cases (out of a total of approximately 11,600 cases) which is roughly 90% of total detention cases adjudicated during that time period.

In these more than 10,000 individual cases, more than 400 federal judges found that the U.S. government illegally detained non-citizens.

Read from Politico, 10,000 Rulings: The Courts' Overwhelming Rebuke of Trump's ICE Policies

Read from Politico, 1 Year in, ICE's Mass Detention Policy Is on the Ropes

U.S. Government Records Show Only 3% of ICE Detainees Have Been Convicted of Any Violent Felony, Despite Trump Administration Claims to Target the "Worst of the Worst"



A new ABC News analysis of government immigration detention data covering the first 14 months of the Trump administration (from January 20, 2025 to March 11, 2026), shows that only 3% of the 438,537 people detained by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) had been convicted of a violent felony in the United States.

Read from ABC News, Just 3% of Recent ICE Detainees Had a Violent Felony Conviction, Government Data Shows

Read from Newsweek, Trump Border Czar: ICE is 'Deportation Maxxing' in Record-Breaking Month

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Issues New Rules Fundamentally Changing and Restricting Duration of Visits for F-1 International Students and J-1 Exchange Visitors. New Rules Will Affect Several Million International Students Coming to the United States.

Effective September 15, 2026, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will end its long-standing policy (since 1978) of authorizing International Students (in the F-1 visa category) and International Exchange Visitors (in the J-1 visa category) to be admitted to the U.S. for "duration of status", which could be valid for multiple years as long as the F-1 Student or J-1 Exchange Visitor followed all applicable U.S. immigration rules for their category. After September 15, 2026, F-1s and J-1s will only be admitted for a fixed period of time with limited ability to extend their F-1 or J-1 visit to pursue a higher degree or change majors. In many cases, F-1s or J-1s will need to depart the U.S. and return to their home country to apply for a new F-1 or J-1 visa at a U.S. consulate to attempt to return to the U.S. to continue their studies. The new rule also includes additional restrictions on permitted activities and employment options for F-1s and J-1s in the U.S.

Read from Inside Higher Ed, Homeland Security Limits How Long International Students Can Stay in U.S.

Read from The Department of Homeland Security, Final Rule: Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Procedure Quick Facts

Read from The Department of Homeland Security, Trump Administration Issues Final Rule to End Foreign Student Visa Abuse

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New Rule Proposed by Trump Administration Seeks Big Increase in the Required Filing Fee for U.S. Citizenship Application from $760 to $1,330

The proposed new rule still needs to go through the "Notice and Comment" process that ends with publication of the final version in the Federal Register. Often, this process takes several months. It is possible that the new higher fee will not go into effect until sometime in 2027.

Anyone who is eligible to apply for citizenship through a process called naturalization that is administered by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services may want to consider starting the filing process soon to avoid paying the higher fee.

Read from Time, Trump Administration Moves to Increase the Price Tag for Seeking U.S. Citizenship

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