The U.S. Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s executive order that would have ended automatic citizenship for children born in the country to parents who are in the U.S. illegally or on temporary visas. In a 6–3 decision, the justices ruled the order violated the 14th Amendment’s citizenship clause, a principle in place since 1868 and affirmed in an 1898 case. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote for the majority that the Constitution guarantees citizenship to those born on American soil. Two Trump-appointed justices, Amy Coney Barrett and Brett Kavanaugh, sided with the three liberal justices. Trump reacted by saying the ruling “was too bad for our country” and urged Congress to pass legislation limiting birthright citizenship, offering his full support for such a measure.