NPR News: 06-30-2026 9PM EDT

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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. The Supreme Court decision on birthright citizenship was a blow to the Trump administration, but immigrant rights groups are celebrating with caution. NPR's Emily Kwong reports from the rally outside the courthouse.

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California Democratic Senator Alex Padilla called the ruling a moment to reflect on what it means to be an American.

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The Supreme Court of the United States said, "No, Donald Trump, you do not get to decide who gets to be an American." [cheering] "The Constitution decides."

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In the hours since, some Senate Republicans have urged Congress to pass legislation or a constitutional amendment to end the guarantee of birthright citizenship. All of it signals to organizer Lidia Walther-Rodriguez that the fight is far from over.

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It's a fight that we should never had to have had. Our community is exhausted, but we'll never surrender.

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And as of today, Trump's executive order has been struck down. Emily Kwong, NPR News.

Ryland Barton· Host0:59

The birthright citizenship decision used the Constitution's 14th Amendment to rule that anyone born in the country with very limited exceptions is a citizen. But the Trump administration now says it's going to target what it calls birth tourism schemes. Here's Vice President JD Vance on Fox News today.

J.D. Vance· Soundbite1:15

The concept of birthright citizenship, which is an absurdity, uh, to the 14th Amendment, that concept is hanging by a thread. And so what I, I take from that is, yes, we've gotta fix the immigration system even more. We have to be even