The Supreme Court’s decision to strike down President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship triggered sharply divided reactions from lawmakers, with Republicans condemning the ruling and Democrats hailing it as a victory for the Constitution.
Republicans Criticize Supreme Court’s Birthright Citizenship Ruling
The court voted 6-3 to invalidate Trump’s executive order, reaffirming the longstanding interpretation of the 14th Amendment that everyone born on U.S. soil is automatically a U.S. citizen, regardless of their parents’ immigration status.
🚨 The Supreme Court ruled that the Fourteenth Amendment guarantees birthright citizenship to children born in the United States, including those whose parents are in the country unlawfully or only temporarily, striking down President Trump's executive order. pic.twitter.com/iDns5rmqJF
— SCOTUS Wire (@scotus_wire) June 30, 2026
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) blasted the ruling, calling it a “travesty.”
In a post on X, Cruz argued that the 14th Amendment was intended to guarantee citizenship for formerly enslaved people following the Civil War, not for children born to people who are in the U.S. illegally or temporarily.
“The Court adopted an interpretation that departs from the original meaning of the Constitution and incentivizes illegal immigration,” Cruz wrote, urging Congress to pass legislation to restore what he described as the Citizenship Clause’s original meaning.
Today’s decision regarding birthright citizenship is a travesty.
— Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) June 30, 2026
The Fourteenth Amendment was written to overturn Dred Scott and guarantee citizenship to freed slaves—not to create automatic citizenship for the children of those who violate our immigration laws or are only…
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) echoed those concerns, saying he remained committed to changing U.S. birthright citizenship laws through legislation or a constitutional amendment.
“I will continue to push to fix this major pull factor for birth tourism and illegal immigration into the U.S.,” Graham wrote, arguing that automatic citizenship has fueled so-called birth tourism.
For years, I have been pushing legislation and a constitutional amendment to change the United States’ policy on birthright citizenship. While I’m disappointed in the Court’s decision regarding birthright citizenship, I am determined more than ever to put an end to this major…
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) June 30, 2026
Democrats Praise Decision As Constitutional Victory
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.) welcomed the ruling, saying the court prevented Trump from rewriting the Constitution.
“The Constitution barely survived today,” Newsom wrote on X, adding that the fight to defend American democracy is “far from over.”
The Constitution barely survived today.
— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) June 30, 2026
By a 5-4 vote, Trump’s Supreme Court declined to let him rewrite the Constitution and end birthright citizenship.
We’re hanging on by a thread. The fight to defend our democracy is far from over.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) also celebrated the decision, saying the Constitution clearly protects birthright citizenship.
“It’s simple: if you’re born in America, you’re an American,” Warren wrote, adding that while the court upheld the law, the broader fight over immigrant rights continues.
Even Trump’s hand-picked Supreme Court knows that birthright citizenship is guaranteed by the Constitution.
— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) June 30, 2026
The fight to defend immigrant rights from Trump's cruelty is not over, but today the Court upheld the law.
It's simple: if you're born in America, you're an American.
Trump Calls On Congress To Act
Following the ruling, Trump acknowledged the court’s decision but urged Congress to pursue legislation ending birthright citizenship.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the ruling was “too bad for our Country” and called on lawmakers to “start TODAY” on legislation to end an “expensive and unfair” policy, pledging his “Complete and Total Support.”
The Supreme Court upheld Birthright Citizenship, which is too bad for our Country, but we can easily make it up in Congress through Legislation, with the support of the President, that has now been determined during this process. No long and unwieldy Constitutional Amendment is… pic.twitter.com/mjDCVj0Jbp
— Commentary Donald J. Trump Truth Social Posts On X (@TrumpTruthOnX) June 30, 2026
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