Overview

• The Supreme Court will focus on the legality of nationwide injunctions issued by lower courts, not the constitutionality of President Trump's birthright citizenship executive order.
• Trump's order, issued in January 2025, seeks to deny automatic U.S. citizenship to children born on American soil unless one parent is a citizen or lawful permanent resident.
• Lower courts have blocked the policy nationwide, citing the Fourteenth Amendment, which guarantees citizenship to nearly all individuals born in the U.S.
• If the Court limits the scope of injunctions, the policy could take effect in states that did not join lawsuits, potentially creating fragmented citizenship rules across the country.
• A decision is expected by summer and could reshape the judiciary's role in checking executive actions, with broader implications for future presidential policies.