Fact Check: Supreme Court Allows Trump to Limit Birthright Citizenship Applications
What We Know
The claim that the Supreme Court has allowed former President Trump to limit birthright citizenship applications is misleading. On June 27, 2025, the Supreme Court issued a ruling in the case of Trump v. CASA, Inc., which addressed the legality of Trump's executive order regarding birthright citizenship. However, the Court did not rule on the merits of the executive order itself. Instead, it limited the ability of lower courts to issue universal injunctions against executive actions, which had previously blocked Trump's order from being enforced nationwide (source-1, source-3).
The executive order in question aimed to deny citizenship to children born in the U.S. to parents who are in the country illegally or temporarily. This order was challenged in court, and prior to the Supreme Court's ruling, several federal judges had issued universal injunctions to block its enforcement (source-2, source-5).
Analysis
The Supreme Court's decision did not affirm Trump's executive order or allow him to limit birthright citizenship applications directly. Instead, it focused on the procedural aspect of how lower courts can issue injunctions against executive actions. The ruling effectively means that while the executive order remains unchallenged at the Supreme Court level, it does not imply that the order is lawful or that it can be enforced without further legal scrutiny (source-3, source-4).
Critically, the ruling has sparked further legal actions from immigrant rights groups, who are now pursuing a class action lawsuit to challenge the executive order's implications on citizenship rights (source-3). This indicates that the legal battle over birthright citizenship is far from settled, and the Supreme Court's ruling does not provide a definitive legal basis for limiting citizenship applications as claimed.
Conclusion
The claim that the Supreme Court has allowed Trump to limit birthright citizenship applications is False. The Court did not rule on the legality of Trump's executive order but rather addressed procedural issues regarding lower court injunctions. As such, the executive order remains subject to further legal challenges, and the issue of birthright citizenship is still open for litigation.
