Catholic immigration advocates praised the U.S. Supreme Court's June 30 ruling that upheld birthright citizenship for children born in the U.S., regardless of the immigration status of their parents. "A child born on American soil is an American, and that truth has been reaffirmed," Missionary of Jesus Sr. Norma Pimentel, executive director of Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley in Texas, said in a social media post after the court's ruling.