New York [US], June 28: On June 27, the US Supreme Court handed a major victory to President Donald Trump's administration by allowing temporary steps to implement a proposal to end birthright citizenship.
By a 6-3 vote, the US Supreme Court approved a proposal by President Trump's administration to narrow the scope of nationwide bans issued by judges, so that these orders only apply to states, groups and individuals who file lawsuits, according to NBC News.
This means the federal government's birthright citizenship proposal is likely to move forward at least in part, though the details remain unclear and its implementation could still be blocked in the courts for other reasons.
The Supreme Court's ruling immediately drew backlash from plaintiffs who sued to block the birthright executive order, and lawyers vowed to continue to represent their clients in the legal fight.
Within hours of the ruling, a group of plaintiffs filed an amended lawsuit and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a new class action lawsuit.
The Fourteenth Amendment to the US Constitution is supposed to grant automatic citizenship to virtually anyone born on US soil, and this has long enjoyed widespread acceptance, including among legal scholars on both the left and the right.
However, an executive order signed by Mr. Trump in January seeks to revoke the granting of US citizenship to children born to people present in the US illegally or only temporarily.
The Supreme Court's ruling does not address the legality of President Trump's plan, but the White House is likely to benefit in several ways because the federal government can now seek to limit other nationwide bans that come from lower courts.
Speaking to reporters at the White House, President Trump called the ruling "a great decision" and affirmed that the Supreme Court had delivered a landmark victory for the Constitution, the separation of powers and the rule of law, by reducing the abuse of nationwide bans that impede the activities of the executive branch.
Source: Thanh Nien Newspaper
