Trump’s partial victory in citizenship case

The U.S. Supreme Court gave President Donald Trump a partial win in his effort to limit birthright citizenship. The court’s 6-3 ruling stopped lower courts from blocking Trump’s executive order across the entire country. This order, signed on his first day in office, says children born in the U.S. to parents who are not citizens or legal residents won’t automatically get citizenship.

The decision doesn’t say whether Trump’s order is legal or not. Instead, it limits how much power lower courts have to stop his policies nationwide. The court sent the case back to lower judges to decide if the order should be blocked again, but only for specific people or groups who filed the lawsuits. The changes won’t start for at least 30 days, giving time for more legal challenges.

This ruling is a step forward for Trump, who wants to change how citizenship is granted. However, some judges, like Justice Sonia Sotomayor, strongly disagreed, saying the order might go against the Constitution’s 14th Amendment, which gives citizenship to anyone born in the U.S.

The debate continues, with more court battles expected, possibly reaching the Supreme Court again in October. Over 150,000 babies born each year could be affected, according to groups challenging the order, including 22 states and immigrant rights advocates. For now, the future of birthright citizenship remains unclear.