The US Supreme Court has handed Donald Trump a major victory in his fight to end automatic birthright citizenship.
The court voted 6-3 on Friday to limit the power of lower court judges to block Trump’s policy across the entire country. This means Trump’s plan can now move forward in many states, even as legal challenges continue.
Trump signed an executive order on his first day back in office in January to end birthright citizenship, part of his aggressive early agenda upon returning to power. Under current rules, nearly anyone born on US soil automatically becomes a citizen. Several district courts had issued nationwide injunctions to stop the policy from taking effect. The Supreme Court’s ruling allows the Trump administration to narrow these injunctions so they only apply to the states and groups that filed lawsuits.
