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Trump news at a glance: Trump threatens to abolish birthright citizenship through Congress after supreme court rules against him

Adriano Espaillat stands with a group of people in front of the supreme court building with a sign that says 'born here, belong here'
Congressional Hispanic caucus chair Adriano Espaillat (center) reacts to the supreme court’s decision to uphold birthright citizenship. Photograph: J Scott Applewhite/AP

The US supreme court has upheld birthright citizenship, which provides nearly all people born in the country with citizenship, ruling against a central piece of Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant agenda.

Trump called the ruling “too bad for our Country”, but said the US Congress should now take up the matter legislatively, suggesting another avenue to keep the issue alive.

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