Washington [US], June 28 (ANI): US President Donald Trump praised the Supreme Court’s recent decision to limit lower courts’ authority to issue nationwide injunctions, calling the ruling a “monumental victory” that allows his executive order restricting birthright citizenship to take effect in several parts of the country.
According to the New York Times, the Supreme Court on Friday ruled to curtail the ability of lower-court judges to block executive branch policies nationwide, thereby allowing Trump’s executive order to be enforced temporarily in states not part of the lawsuits challenging it.
Speaking from the White House briefing room alongside Attorney General Pam Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, Trump said, “This morning, the Supreme Court has delivered a monumental victory for the Constitution, the separation of powers, and the rule of law in striking down the excessive use of nationwide injunctions to interfere with the normal functioning of the executive branch.”
Nationwide injunctions have previously been used to halt presidential actions across the entire country, rather than applying only to the plaintiffs involved in specific lawsuits. According to the New York Post, Trump’s actions had been blocked by 25 such injunctions between the start of his term and April of his first year—more than any other president over a similar time frame.
Trump went on to thank the conservative justices, including Justice Amy Coney Barrett, who authored the majority opinion, saying the ruling now allows his administration to move forward with “numerous policies.”
“Radical-left judges effectively tried to overrule the rightful powers of the president, to stop the American people from getting the policies they voted for in record numbers. Thanks to this decision, we can now promptly proceed with these numerous policies that had been wrongly enjoined nationwide—including birthright citizenship; ending sanctuary city funding; suspending refugee resettlement; freezing unnecessary funding; stopping federal taxpayers from paying for transgender surgeries; and numerous other priorities of the American people. Our country should be very proud of the Supreme Court today,” Trump stated.
Birthright citizenship grants automatic US citizenship to anyone born on American soil, including children of undocumented immigrants. This right is embedded in the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution, which was ratified after the Civil War.
In the ruling, the justices limited the lower courts’ orders to apply only to the 22 Democratic-led states, expectant mothers, and immigration groups who brought lawsuits. The justices also instructed lower courts to quickly modify their injunctions so they provide only the relief necessary for plaintiffs with legal standing.
The Hill reported that while the ruling restricts broad injunctions, it allows plaintiffs to seek expansive relief through class-action lawsuits. Several groups moved swiftly, with federal judges in Maryland, Massachusetts, and Washington state imposing sweeping injunctions to block the order’s implementation in response to new lawsuits.
One coalition of expectant mothers and immigration groups asked a district court in Maryland for an updated ruling that would apply to all individuals deemed ineligible for citizenship under Trump’s order—essentially reinstating the broader effect of the previously struck-down injunctions.
The American Civil Liberties Union also filed a fresh lawsuit on Friday with a similar goal. These developments could bring the birthright citizenship issue back to the Supreme Court.
While the administration is now permitted to draft guidelines for implementing the executive order, it must wait 30 days before beginning to deny citizenship to any individual.
Trump v. CASA was one of the most closely watched cases of the term. The Supreme Court will reconvene for its next session on October 6. (ANI)
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