Donald Trump handed alarming Supreme Court victory in quest to end birthright citizenship
The US Supreme Court has issued a ruling that will limit the ability of judges in lower courts to block President
Donald Trump
's orders nationwide.
In a 6-3 ruling on Friday,
the court found that individual judges
lack the authority to grant nationwide injunctions. The case stemmed from Trump's order to end the constitutional right of birthright citizenship for children of illegal immigrants.
But the court's conservative majority left
open the possibility that the birthright citizenship
changes could remain blocked nationwide. The cases now return to lower courts, where judges will have to decide how to tailor their orders to comply with the high court ruling.
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The court agreed with the Trump administration that judges are overreaching by issuing orders that apply to everyone instead of only the parties before the court.
Trump, who has complained about individual judges attempting to block his agenda, hailed the ruling as a huge victory.
"GIANT WIN in the United States Supreme Court! Even the Birthright Citizenship Hoax has been, indirectly, hit hard. It had to do with the babies of slaves (same year!), not the SCAMMING of our Immigration process," he wrote on Truth Social.
"Congratulations to Attorney General Pam Bondi, Solicitor General John Sauer, and the entire DOJ."
Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote a dissent which denounced the ruling to limit injunctions as essentially allowing Trump to issue potentially unlawful orders. She added that birthright citizenship was guaranteed by the US Constitution.
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As every conceivable source of law confirms, birthright citizenship is the law of the land," she said. "That holding renders constitutional guarantees meaningful in name only for any individuals who are not parties to a lawsuit. Because I will not be complicit in so grave an attack on our system of law, I dissent."
Since Trump took office in January, nationwide injunctions have been commonly used to block his orders. A Congressional Research Service report identified 25 cases between January and April in which a district court judge issued a nationwide injunction.
Attorney General Pam Bondi said the ruling would end the "endless barrage" of nationwide injunctions against Trump.
"This Department of Justice will continue to zealously defend Trump's policies and his authority to implement them," she said.
Democrats slammed the decision and vowed to "fight back" against it.
"A right-wing Supreme Court majority let Trump rip away birthright citizenship, forcing individuals to file burdensome lawsuits to get it back. It's a vile betrayal of our Constitution. We must stand up, speak out, and fight back,"
Florida
Democrat and House member Debbie Wasserman Schultz said.
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