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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Ariana Baio

Supreme Court limits judges’ power to block birthright citizenship ban. Here’s how it’s a legal win for Trump

President Donald Trump can continue to pursue attempts to redefine birthright citizenship in the United States, after the U.S. Supreme Court opened the door for him on Friday.

The nation’s highest court limited the ability of federal judges to issue nationwide blocks, otherwise known as injunctions, on the president’s executive order, which seeks to strip citizenship from people born in the U.S. to certain immigrant parents.

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