The Supreme Court on Friday granted a partial stay of nationwide injunctions issued against President Donald Trump’s executive order to effectively end birthright citizenship, handing Trump a win amid his showdown with federal judges who’ve blocked parts of his second-term agenda.
The 6-3 opinion came from Justice Amy Coney Barrett. The court’s three liberal justices dissented.
The court, however, said it was not deciding whether the executive order from Trump was constitutional, rather focusing on whether a single judge has the authority to issue universal injunctions.
“Government’s applications for partial stays of the preliminary injunctions are granted, but only to the extent that the injunctions are broader than necessary to provide complete relief to each plaintiff with standing to sue,” the opinion read.
In this April 23, 2021, file photo, Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett stands during a group photo of the Justices at the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C.
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Trump took a victory lap in a rare appearance in the White House briefing room shortly after the decision came down.
“Amazing decision, one we’re very happy about,” Trump told reporters.
“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,” he said.
President Donald Trump speaks alongside Attorney General Pam Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche during a news conference in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House, June 27, 2025, in Washington.
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However, legal challenges will continue to Trump’s Day 1 order to deny citizenship to children born on U.S. soil to unlawful immigrants or those on a temporary immigrant status, as the court did not rule on the merits of the cases.
The individual plaintiffs in these cases remain protected under the injunctions issued.
“Prohibiting enforcement of the Executive Order against the child of an individual pregnant plaintiff will give that plaintiff complete relief: Her child will not be denied citizenship,” Barrett said. “Extending the injunction to cover all other similarly situated individuals would not render her relief any more complete.”
Trump can move forward immediately, though, with developing plans to implement the birthright citizenship order — which will not take effect for 30 days.
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