Birthright citizenship ruling: Michigan advocates call it a win
DETROIT. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on June 30 against President Trump's attempt to restrict birthright citizenship, upholding that children born in the U.S. are citizens under the 14th Amendment regardless of their parents' immigration status. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, who joined the challenge against the executive order, called it a monumental victory.
In southwest Detroit, advocates from the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center said the ruling brings relief to immigrant families who spent the past year worried their American-born children could lose that status. Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch dissented.
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