Advocates from an immigrant rights organization and U.S. lawmakers celebrated the U.S. Supreme Court decision Tuesday (June 30) rejecting U.S. President Trump's audacious attempt to restrict birthright citizenship in the United States — a right long woven into the fabric of American society — scuttling one of his top priorities in his crackdown on immigration.

Mia, a 13-year-old volunteer with We Are CASA, said instead of being a kid, she is 'being forced to worry" if her own family will be torn apart.

"I should not have to be wondering if my parents will come back home... Our families are worth fighting for and our communities are worth fighting for. And that's why I will keep fighting," Mia said outside the U.S. Supreme Court after the decision

The justices in a 6-3 ruling authored by conservative Chief Justice John Roberts decided that Trump's directive violated language in the U.S. Constitution's 14th Amendment that confers citizenship to those born in the United States who are "subject to the jurisdiction thereof."

They upheld a lower court's decision that blocked Trump's executive order that had directed U.S. agencies not to recognize the citizenship of children born in the United States if neither parent is an American citizen or legal permanent resident, also called a "green card" holder. Roberts was joined by fellow conservative Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett, as well as the court's three liberal justices, in rejecting Trump's order.

Trump for years had threatened to limit who qualifies for citizenship at birth. Following Tuesday's ruling, he wrote on his Truth Social platform that the ruling was "too bad for our Country, but we can easily make it up in Congress through Legislation, with the support of the President, that has now been determined during this process."

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'We belong here' - Advocates, lawmakers celebrate Supreme Court decision on birthright citizenship

VIDEO SHOWS: SOUND FROM LYDIA WALTHER-RODRIGUEZ WITH WE ARE CASA / 13-YEAR-OLD MIA, VOLUNTEER WITH WE ARE CASA / DEMOCRATIC U.S. SENATOR ALEX PADILLA / DEMOCRATIC U.S. REP. DELIA RAMIREZ OF ILLINOIS OF WAS BORN WITH BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP

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SHOWS: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (JUNE 30, 2026)(REUTERS - Access all)

1. ADVOCATES FROM WE ARE CASA, AN IMMIGRANT ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION, OUTSIDE U.S. SUPREME COURT CHEERING AFTER U.S. SUPREME COURT REJECTED PRESIDENT TRUMP'S BID TO RESTRICT BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP IN THE U.S. / ADVOCATES CHEERING IN SPANISH "SI SE PUDO" ('Yes we did it')

2. (SOUNDBITE)(English) LYDIA WALTHER-RODRIGUEZ, CHIEF OF ORGANIZING AND LEADERSHIP AT WE ARE CASA, SAYING:

"Yes we did. Yes we can. And yes we will, is that right?"

3. (SOUNDBITE)(English) LYDIA WALTHER-RODRIGUEZ, CHIEF OF ORGANIZING AND LEADERSHIP AT WE ARE CASA, SAYING:

"This is a fight of who belongs and who this administration wants to erase and we won't let them do that."

4. (SOUNDBITE)(English) LYDIA WALTHER-RODRIGUEZ, CHIEF OF ORGANIZING AND LEADERSHIP AT WE ARE CASA, SAYING:

"To all of the people at home, all of the freedom fighters that came before us who continue to fight. Organizers, attorneys, activists. Everybody at home. Birthright citizenship. This victory is not the end. It is not the beginning. But it's a reflection and a pause."

5. WIDE OF 13-YEAR-OLD MIA, WE ARE CASA VOLUNTEER, SPEAKING AT PODIUM

6. (SOUNDBITE)(English) LYDIA WALTHER-RODRIGUEZ, CHIEF OF ORGANIZING AND LEADERSHIP AT WE ARE CASA, SAYING:

"I am here to let every young person know to speak up against attacks on our immigrant families and everyone who works so hard to stay together. We belong together as a family. Instead of focusing on being kids. We are being forced to worry about whether our families will be torn apart. This is our home. We belong here. We shouldn't have to grow up wondering if our families will be separated. That's why we fight. Today, the Supreme Court decision ruled in favor. But it is important to know that no court decisions changes my family's value as people or how much our communities matter."

7. (SOUNDBITE)(English) LYDIA WALTHER-RODRIGUEZ, CHIEF OF ORGANIZING AND LEADERSHIP AT WE ARE CASA, SAYING:

"As a U.S. citizen child, I should not have to be wondering if my parents will come back home. And since this president took office, I have even had to wonder if I would come home. Pregnant mothers are afraid of their babies not being able to have a home. Our families are worth fighting for and our communities are worth fighting for. And that's why I will keep fighting. Thank you."

8. DEMOCRATIC U.S. SENATOR ALEX PADILLA OF CALIFORNIA WALKING UP TO PODIUM TO SPEAK

9. (SOUNDBITE)(English) DEMOCRATIC U.S. SENATOR ALEX PADILLA OF CALIFORNIA SAYING:

"The decision that the Supreme Court actually got right this morning. And so I want to begin by saying, my fellow Americans, because that's what we are. And that's what the Supreme Court upheld this morning. The notion that goes back more than 100 years, and the Constitution couldn't say it more clearly. If you are born in the United States, you are a citizen. Period. It doesn't get more clearer than that. And so the Supreme Court got it right this morning."

10. (SOUNDBITE)(English) DEMOCRATIC U.S. REPRESENTATIVE DELIA RAMIREZ SAYING:

"You know, what I want you to know? Is that I am the proud, proud daughter of Maria Elvira Ramirez Guerra, a Guatemalan immigrant who crossed the border pregnant with me. I am a citizen by birthright, where some of my colleagues would try to call me, I've been anchored in this country, I'm not going to exactly use the words that they use. But here's what I'm going to tell you, what's more important is that I am an American, and every single person in this country, if you're born here, you're an American, period, no exceptions. Am I right?"

11. PAN OF ADVOCATES FROM WE ARE CASA OUTSIDE U.S. SUPREME COURT

12. WIDE EXTERIOR OF U.S. SUPREME COURT