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www.newsindiatimes.com – that’s all you need to know News India Times (July 4, 2026 - July 10, 2026) July 10, 2026 6 Special Report US-India Trump Violated The Constitution By Trying To Deport US-Born Americans Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna Slams Trump’s Foreign Policy, Immigration Stance At USISPF Summit I n Trump v. Barbara, the Supreme Court invalidated President Trump’s executive order that banned birth- right citizenship for illegal or temporary residents of the United States. 1. Courts keep finding that DHS and Trump are violating the Constitution in their immigration agenda. In my recent congressional testimony, I documented 28 cases in which courts have found the administration’s immigration actions unconstitutional, including violations of the First, Fourth, Fifth, Tenth, and Fourteenth Amend- ments. This case is the third time the Supreme Court has found Trump’s immigration actions to be uncon- stitutional, with the other two being rebukes of his denial of due process to people deported under the Alien Enemies Act. 2. The decision is crucial to protect all Americans’ rights. As has been extensively documented in cases in Minnesota and Los Angeles, DHS deliberately stops individuals without evidence that they have violated any laws to interrogate them about their citizenship. I have shown that between one-fifth and one-quarter of all ICE arrests are of people who have not been charged with any crime and do not have an order of removal against them—people whom there would be no reason to seek out specifically. Since DHS agents ignore assertions of citizenship and even “REAL IDs,” the birth certificate is the only bulletproof way to prevent DHS from detaining and deporting you. Without birthright citizenship, Americans would have to supply evidence of their parents’ immigra- tion status at their birth. 3. The majority opinion did not cite the fact that the Fourteenth Amendment granted citizenship to the children of illegal im- migrants at the enactment. The only “deportable aliens” in 1868 were slaves trafficked into the United States in violation of the prohibition on the slave trade. Jack Chin and Paul Finkelman have a detailed article on this point in which they note that deportations of slaves were not merely hypothetical but had actually occurred. 4. Despite their votes, no justice agreed with the executive order in full. • Justice Clarence Thomas asserts that citizenship should be based on where someone’s parent is domi- ciled and on their intent to remain. But the executive order is based on legal status, not residence. • As fellow dissenter Neil Gorsuch notes, this rule would grant citizenship to domiciled illegal im- migrants, which he doesn’t rule out. In the absence of a congressional statute, it would also seemingly limit citizenship for children born to US citizens in the United States when their parents’ residence is abroad. • Justice Alito thinks it should be based on whether the child gets citizenship from a foreign country at birth, but he admits that this would grant citizenship to some children of illegal immigrants. Alito seems to acknowledge that this interpretation could affect the citizenship of some children of naturalized citizens as well. • Only Justice Kavanaugh defends the scope of the executive order itself, but then finds that it violates Congress’s statute. I think they’re all in conflict be- cause their underlying theory has no historical, legal, or textual basis. 5. The issue isn’t as dead as it should be. Unfortunately, because there are four votes in favor of some kind of restrictions on birthright citizenship, opponents will continue the fight. President Trump has already urged Congress to pass a law, and multiple senators have already filed legislation on the point. A majority of the current Court would strike down that statute, regardless of what it says, based on the reasoning in this decision. But presumably, conservatives plan to play the long game, and opposition to Barbara may become a new litmus test of appointees. That’s unfortunate because the best policies signal that immigrants and their children should feel comfortable assimilating into American society. That is another major policy reason to keep birthright citizenship. David J. Bier is a research fellow with focus on immigration at Cato Institute. D emocrat Congressman Ro Khanna on Monday (local time) accused the US President Donald Trump of allegedly abandoning America’s “moral vision”, threatening global stability, and implementing immigration policies that severely under- mine the nation’s leadership in technology and Artificial Intelligence. Speaking during the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum Leadership Summit inWashington, DC, Khanna heavily criticised what he described as a shift toward a foreign policy dictated by “might makes right,” directly targeting the Trump administration’s rhetoric toward multiple nations. “Now you have an America that has forgotten that moral vision, that has a foreign policy of might makes right, threatening not just Iran, threatening Cuba, threatening to conquer Greenland and we were having dinner as if everything is normal. Who cares about the partnerships of this and that when this President is liter- ally destroying America’s leadership in the entire world?” he stated. Further turning his focus to domestic policy, the Democratic lawmaker strongly condemned the adminis- tration’s approach to immigration and its impact on the American technology sector, particularly in relation to student visas. “And the demagoguery about immigrants, the dema- goguery of this President and talking about the lack of immigrants coming into the United States. How can we sit here and not condemn his policies on what he has done with student visas, with the demonization of talent coming to the United States,” he said. Khanna further cited statistics regarding the global AI workforce to criticise the President for attempting to restrict the flow of high-skilled foreign professionals. “He talks about leading in AI. 38% of the top AI re- searchers are of Chinese origin. 72% have foreign degrees. This is a President who doesn’t understand that we need to be recruiting talent, not turning talent away. He’s a lame duck,” he said. Khanna concluded his remarks with a confident pre- diction regarding the upcoming electoral cycles, claiming a victory of the Democrats. “The Democrats are going to win decisively in 2026 and we’re going to win in 2028,” Khanna affirmed. Earlier, US Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg warned that the concepts of digital and artificial intelligence sovereignty are vulnerable to political manipulation abroad, which could inadver- tently pressure nations into draining substantial financial resources to replicate pre-existing technologies. Instead of pursuing absolute domestic control over obsolete technology frameworks, the official argued that genuine sovereignty should be demonstrated through cutting-edge innovation and active contributions to the international technological landscape. He further characterised New Delhi as a vital ally for Washington in the international pursuit of technological dominance, highlighting the country’s vast reservoir of engineering expertise and its rapidly expanding technol- ogy sector. Jacob Helberg shared these insights during his address at the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum Leader- ship Summit held in the American capital.”In my view, sovereignty comes from being a net contributor to the world’s innovation ecosystem. It is about innovation sov- ereignty, not just ‘do you control last year’s stack entirely in-house’,” Helberg remarked. Delving into the strategic importance of New Delhi, Helberg observed, “India is especially interesting because it’s not only a country with whom we have a deep values alignment, but India obviously is the only country on Earth that fundamentally rivals China, with respect to the depth of its engineering workforce and talent pool.” - ANI PHOTO:ANI Congressman Ro Khanna. By David J. 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