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Building A Movement Around Birthright Citizenship, One Grievance At A Time

Three Supreme Court justices have concluded that birthright citizenship isn't a right granted by the 14th Amendment. A fourth justice is on the fence. It's clear now that the Court could take birthright citizenship away in the not-too-distant future. The pseudonymous Bluesky poster who uses the name Richard M. Nixon is right: Barring changes to the Court you will see another go at birthright citizenship within 10 years. — Richard M. Nixon (@dicknixon.bsky.social) 2026-06-30T14:41:14.177Z Dave Weigel responds: If Rs win in 2028 and replace Sotomayor, it's gone. read more

DA's Hill-Lewis draws the line: Mobs don't enforce immigration law, the state does

DA's Hill-Lewis draws the line: Mobs don't enforce immigration law, the state does

Republicans Refuse to Back Down on Ending Birthright Citizenship

The GOP is working to force the birthright citizenship issue back onto the judges’ docket in the hopes of a different outcome. ... The post Republicans Refuse to Back Down on Ending Birthright Citizenship appeared first on The New American.

Chabria: Birthright citizenship ruling was a win for democracy — and a warning about erasing history

Birthright citizenship narrowly prevailed at the Supreme Court. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's opinion reads as a warning for what comes next: a fight to rewrite history to serve political aims.

What Happens Now? Mike Johnson Just Signaled the Next Move on Birthright Citizenship

What Happens Now? Mike Johnson Just Signaled the Next Move on Birthright Citizenship

Immigration minister says 'something' happened to trigger order to surrender citizenship docs

Immigration minister says 'something' happened to trigger order to surrender citizenship docs

How South Africa’s June 30 Border Friction Halts the African Live Music Circuit

The June 30 deadline set by South African anti-immigration groups demanding that foreign nationals leave has triggered a deep chill across the continent’s creative corridor. The state has deployed police forces to prevent vigilante violence, but the spreading panic and voluntary repatriations are still fracturing the cultural exchange that once turned Johannesburg into a second... Read More Read » How South Africa’s June 30 Border Friction Halts the African Live Music Circuit on YNaija

SCOTUS Gave the Government a “Blank Check” to Weaken Due Process for Green Card Holders

This Supreme Court term has no shortage of high-profile immigration-related cases. But as the justices wait until the last minute to rule on the more controversial ones—namely birthright citizenship—on Tuesday, they delivered a decision in a sleeper case that could have implications for millions of green card holders living in the United States. In a []

FOR INSIDERS | GOP lawmakers eye legislation challenging birthright citizenship ruling

Republican lawmakers are game planning legislative ways to try to challenge the Supreme Court’s ruling this week that upheld birthright citizenship as a constitutional right. Several GOP members have filed or are planning legislation to try to clamp down on birthright citizenship, such as by targeting “birth tourism” or defining which individuals are “subject to...

We Investigated The Insane Loophole That Lets Killers Walk Free

The Supreme Court just issued the ruling on birthright citizenship that we all expected. This is a decision that could have been a historic victory for this country if Republicans were anywhere near as effective and as ruthless as the Left is when it comes to selecting Supreme Court justices. Democrats pick judges who return ...

June 30 protests loom: Government's response to undocumented migrants under scrutiny

June 30 protests loom: Government's response to undocumented migrants under scrutiny

Is birthright citizenship ruling the GOP’s new Roe v. Wade?

Is birthright citizenship ruling the GOP’s new Roe v. Wade?

Beyond birthright: How Trump is reshaping America’s immigration system

The Supreme Court spared birthright citizenship Tuesday. The rest of the administration’s immigration overhaul is advancing on at least four fronts. The post Beyond birthright: How Trump is reshaping America’s immigration system appeared first on MS NOW.

South Africa’s anti-immigrant protests expose a deeper national crisis

The June 30 deadline set by anti-immigrant groups for undocumented migrants to leave South Africa heightened fears of unrest, as anti-immigrant rhetoric and mobilization intensify. Zoe. , July 8, 2026

June 30 'deadline' for undocumented migrants to leave South Africa

June 30 marks the deadline set by anti-immigration group March and March for undocumented foreign nationals to leave South Africa. The group has called for widespread demonstrations if the government doesn't take what it sees as significant action on immigration. Mozambique, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Ghana and Nigeria have already repatriated thousands of their citizens over fears of rising xenophobic violence. Vicky Stark reports from Cape Town, South Africa.

Speaker Johnson reacts to birthright ruling: ‘I’m very disappointed’

At his GOP leadership press conference, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., was in the middle of answering a question about birthright citizenship when the Supreme Court’s ruling on the case dropped. Reporters read the ruling to Johnson, who reacted by saying, “I’m very disappointed in that outcome, I think it subjects the country to serious []...Click to read more

Supreme Court’s birthright citizenship decision reignites Rand Paul’s push for constitutional amendment

Some Republican lawmakers are reigniting a push to amend the Constitution to end birthright citizenship after the Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to limit the right under the 14th Amendment. The high court ruled 6-3 to strike down Trump’s order that would have ended citizenship for children born to parents []

Birthright Citizenship Is Not a Presidential Permission Slip | TMP #1084

The fight over birthright citizenship is not just about immigration. It is about whether a president can decide who the Constitution protects.

The alarming split in the Supreme Court’s birthright citizenship ruling

The ruling was a revealing moment for the future of the court

California Demands Proof You’re LGBT for Contracts—But Not Proof You’re a Citizen to Vote

California has achieved something almost impossible in the annals of bureaucratic absurdity: It has made citizenship easier to assert for voting than sexual orientation is to document for favored utility contracting. To register to vote, a person fills out a form, signs an affidavit, and attests under penalty of perjury that he is a U.S....

Marriage used to be a glide path to citizenship. Now there are more speed bumps

Spouses of U.S. citizens have traditionally had a special place in immigration law. That's no longer the case, according to the administration and immigration lawyers.

Supreme Court rejects Trump's birthright citizenship changes

The Supreme Court struck down limits on birthright citizenship, a centerpiece of President Donald Trump’s immigration policy. Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/06/30/supreme-court-decisions-rulings-birthright-citizenship--live/90740949007/ Sign up for our newsletter for the day's top stories, from sports to movies to politics to world events: https://profile.usatoday.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/

Birthright Citizenship Ruling Akin to Dred Scott, Roe v. Wade

Birthright Citizenship Ruling Akin to Dred Scott, Roe v. Wade

How the birthright citizenship decision impacts Trump's immigration agenda

To discuss the Supreme Court's birthright citizenship ruling, Amna Nawaz spoke with Amanda Frost. She is a professor at the University of Virginia School of Law, and the author of You Are Not American: Citizenship Stripping from Dred Scott to the Dreamers.

Domicile Isn't a Real Argument For Citizenship Says Wydra

A divided US Supreme Court upheld the constitutional right of birthright citizenship, rejecting President Donald Trump’s planned restrictions and invalidating a central plank of his immigration agenda. Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch dissented. National citizenship was not an independent concept but simply derivative of state citizenship. “Every citizen of a state,” it was often said, was “ipso facto a citizen of the United States.” In these contexts, too, national citizenship required domicile because state citizenship required domicile. Justice Thomas wrote. Elizabeth Wydra, President of the Constitutional Accountability Center joined Balance of Power to discuss. (Source: Bloomberg)

Starmer struggled with immigration and race – here’s how Burnham can succeed

Immigration was falling, but the racists and populists still took control of the narrative. Whoever comes next must get tough on the causes of social division

Conflicting court orders over citizenship data stir more midterm confusion...

Conflicting court orders over citizenship data stir more midterm confusion... (First column, 1st story, link)

Is Trump v. Barbara the New Roe?

On Tuesday, in a decision that will rank among the most consequential—and misguided—of the modern era, the Supreme Court entrenched an expansive vision of birthright citizenship in Trump v.... The post Is <em>Trump v. Barbara</em> the New <em>Roe</em>? appeared first on First Things.

Time for Merit Immigration: Keep Out the Losers, Let in the Winners

Time for Merit Immigration: Keep Out the Losers, Let in the Winners

Brett Kavanaugh Gave Trump’s Attack on Birthright Citizenship a Road Map

Some media outlets reported on Tuesday that the Supreme Court ruled in favor of birthright citizenship by a 6–3 vote. But that’s not quite right.

'Foreigners out!': South Africa's xenophobic movements flex muscles in protests

On Tuesday, June 30, anti-immigrant protests took place in major South African cities targeting undocumented foreigners. While thousands have already fled the country under pressure from xenophobic groups, fears of violence loomed large, but the day passed mostly peacefully.

BIG (YUGE) Day for Trump Administration on Immigration: Detailed Thread Explains SCOTUS Rulings (WINS!)

BIG (YUGE) Day for Trump Administration on Immigration: Detailed Thread Explains SCOTUS Rulings (WINS!)

US Supreme Court is set to rule on cases that will define the limits of presidential power

This week justices will rule on birthright citizenship, a case that touches the nation’s core, and decide whether Trump has the authority to remove a Fed governor

BREAKING: SCOTUS Strikes Down Trump Order on Birthright Citizenship

The court deals Trump a major blow.