US Supreme Court limits judges' power over Trump's birthright citizenship order

The US Supreme Court supported President Donald Trump's move to limit birthright citizenship by ordering lower courts to reconsider their decisions that blocked the policy. The Supreme Court justices, in a 6-3 ruling, agreed with the White House's request to narrow the scope of injunctions issued by federal judges in Maryland, Massachusetts, and Washington state. These injunctions had stopped the enforcement of Trump's directive, which aimed to deny US citizenship to children born in the country without at least one parent being an American citizen or lawful permanent resident.

Trump's executive order, signed on the first day of his presidency, aimed to repeal birthright citizenship, which grants citizenship to babies born in the US regardless of their parent's citizenship status. The US Constitution's 14th Amendment guarantees birthright citizenship to anyone born in the United States, including children of undocumented mothers. The directive could affect over 150,000 newborns annually, leading to opposition from Democratic attorneys general of 22 states, immigrant rights advocates, and pregnant immigrants.

The Supreme Court's decision is seen as a win for Trump, as it allows his administration to move forward with limiting birthright citizenship. The order has implications for the interpretation of the 14th Amendment and the rights of children born in the US to non-citizen parents.