The United States Supreme Court has struck down US President Donald Trump's executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship, ruling six to three that the Constitution guarantees automatic citizenship to virtually all children born on American soil.
Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the majority opinion, firmly rejecting the order President Trump signed on his first day back in office — marking the administration's third major defeat at the court in recent months.
Three conservative justices — Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch — dissented.
Kate Fisher reports from Washington.
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Reporter Kate Fisher in Washington says the president has not yet responded to the ruling, despite having previously made ending birthright citizenship a signature policy goal.
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