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Trump challenges birthright citizenship, claims it was meant for babies of slaves not children of wealthy foreign visitors
US President Donald Trump at an event in Miami, Florida. (Reuters)
US President Donald Trump has launched a fresh attack on birthright citizenship, arguing that the constitutional provision was originally intended for the “babies of slaves” rather than the children of wealthy foreigners.
In a post on Truth Social, the US President claimed that birthright citizenship was being misused by people from other countries seeking US citizenship for their children.
“Birthright Citizenship is not about rich people from China, and the rest of the World, who want their children, and hundreds of thousands more, FOR PAY, to ridiculously become citizens of the United States of America. It is about the BABIES OF SLAVES! We are the only Country in the World that dignifies this subject with even discussion,” he said in a post on Truth Social.
He also criticised the US judicial system, saying “dumb judges and justices will not a great country make,” as the issue heads toward a legal showdown.
“Look at the dates of this long ago legislation – THE EXACT END OF THE CIVIL WAR! The World is getting rich selling citizenships to our Country, while at the same time laughing at how STUPID our U.S. Court System has become (TARIFFS!). “Dumb Judges and Justices will not a great Country make!” he added.
Trump’s remarks came just ahead of a hearing at the US Supreme Court, which is set to consider a case challenging his administration’s executive order restricting birthright citizenship.
Birthright citizenship in the US is rooted in the Fourteenth Amendment, ratified in 1868 after the American Civil War. The amendment guarantees citizenship to all persons born in the United States, a provision that historically ensured rights for formerly enslaved people and overturned the Dred Scott v. Sandford ruling.
On his first day in office in 2025, Trump signed an executive order seeking to end automatic citizenship for children born to undocumented migrants or those on temporary visas. The administration argued that such individuals are not fully “subject to the jurisdiction” of the United States under the Constitution.
The move has sparked legal challenges and intense debate, with critics saying it contradicts longstanding constitutional interpretation, while supporters argue it restores the original intent of the amendment.
Washington D.C., United States of America (USA)
March 31, 2026, 01:38 IST
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