WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday ruled against a federal policy backed by President Donald Trump that sought to limit birthright citizenship, affirming that children born on U.S. soil remain entitled to citizenship under established constitutional precedent. The decision resolves a closely watched dispute over executive authority and immigration policy that had reached the nation’s highest court amid broader political debate over border security and citizenship rules.

At the center of the case was an executive order issued during Trump’s administration that attempted to redefine eligibility for automatic citizenship, challenging decades of legal interpretation of the 14th Amendment. Lower courts had blocked the policy, and the Supreme Court’s ruling leaves those injunctions in place while reaffirming that citizenship by birth remains a constitutional guarantee. The justices’ decision emphasized continuity in constitutional interpretation rather than a shift in established doctrine.