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Tuesday's ruling rejects Trump's executive order, signed on the first day of his second term, which sought to deny automatic citizenship to babies born to parents who are in the US unlawfully or temporarily. The court found that such children are "citizens at birth" under the 14th Amendment.

The decision is a significant blow to an immigration policy that has been central to Trump's second-term agenda. For years, Trump and senior members of his administration have denounced birthright citizenship, describing it as unconstitutional and claiming it is widely exploited by undocumented immigrants.

Vice President JD Vance last year called birthright citizenship "the dumbest immigration policy in the world", while White House adviser Stephen Miller described it on X as "the most preposterous of all constitutional abominations.".

However, several of the administration's broader claims about birthright citizenship are not supported by the available evidence.

Trump has repeatedly claimed that the United States is "the only country" that grants citizenship based on birthplace, which is false.

While many countries do not offer unrestricted birthright citizenship, dozens still do. According to data compiled by the Pew Research Center, at least 32 countries - predominantly across North and South America - automatically grant citizenship to nearly everyone born within their...

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