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Supreme Court blocks Trump executive order on birthright citizenship

The U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling on the Trump administration's immigration policy. The justices struck down an executive order targeting birthright The U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling on the Trump administration's immigration

policy. The justices struck down an executive order targeting birthright citizenship. The order sought to deny citizenship to children of undocumented immigrants. It also aimed to affect children of certain temporary foreign

visitors. The Court held that the order exceeded presidential authority. The decision preserves the 14th Amendment right to citizenship by birth. Advocates hailed the ruling as a protection of immigrant rights. The administration may consider alternative legal approaches.

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