Supreme Court Rolls Back Sweeping Injunctions That Blocked Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Executive Order

Tom DuranteJun 27th, 2025, 10:42 am

(Evan Vucci/AP photo)

The Supreme Court has rolled back the sweeping injunctions that blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order targeting birthright citizenship.

The 6-3 decision is seen as a win for Trump, who has long griped about individual judges throwing monkey wrenches into his orders concerning immigration.

Sotomayor: Trump knew his birthright citizenship order was unconstitutional, so he went after the universal injunctions instead.

"The gamesmanship in this request is apparent and the Government makes no attempt to hide it. Yet, shamefully, this Court plays along."… pic.twitter.com/IB8KysRUWf

— Adam Klasfeld (@KlasfeldReports) June 27, 2025

BREAKING: Supreme Court, 6-3, limits nationwide injunctions in cases challenging Trump's executive order to end birthright citizenship, staying injunctions where "broader than necessary to provide complete relief" to those challenging the orders. Lower courts are to decide how…

— Chris “Law Dork” Geidner (@chrisgeidner) June 27, 2025

NEW: A *huge* win for Trump limiting university injunctions issued by courts with one gaping caveat: the court said it's possible lawsuits brought by the *states* could still require nationwide relief. https://t.co/Rkne15kTcl

— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) June 27, 2025

Trump issued an executive order on birthright citizenship on Jan. 20 in a bid to protect the “meaning and value of American citizenship.” The order was blocked by numerous federal judges.

The fate of birthright citizenship remains unclear, the Associated Press reported.

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