US supreme court expected to deliver ruling on birthright citizenship on last day of term

The US supreme court may rule on Friday on Donald Trump’s attempt to broadly enforce his executive order to limit birthright citizenship, a move that would affect thousands of babies born each year as the president seeks a major shift in how the US constitution has long been understood, Reuters reports.

The administration has made an emergency request for the justices to scale back injunctions issued by federal judges in Maryland, Washington and Massachusetts blocking Trump’s directive nationwide.

The judges found that Trump’s order likely violates citizenship language in the US constitution’s 14th amendment.

On his first day back in office, Trump signed an executive order directing federal agencies to refuse to recognise the citizenship of children born in the US who do not have at least one parent who is an American citizen or lawful permanent resident, also called a “green card” holder.

Source: The Guardian