Trump Accused of Using the Supreme Court to Serve His Whims & Caprices as Citizenship Falls into Chaos & Limbo.

Trump Accused of Using the Supreme Court to Serve His Whims & Caprices as Citizenship Falls into Chaos & Limbo.

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For more than a century, babies born on American soil – regardless of their parents’ legal status – have been granted U.S. citizenship.

It’s been a bedrock principle of American law, guaranteed by the 14th Amendment.

But now, that certainty is slipping, and many fear it’s being deliberately dismantled by President Donald Trump, who’s accused of using fear, executive orders, and the Supreme Court to push his hardline immigration agenda – even if it throws basic rights into confusion.

Here’s how it started. A few months ago, Trump signed an executive order attempting to block automatic citizenship for children born in the U.S. to undocumented parents or those on temporary visas.

It was an unprecedented move that challenged birthright citizenship, a constitutional protection that has stood for generations.

In response, 22 state attorneys general, immigrant rights groups, and expectant parents sued the federal government, calling the order unconstitutional.

Judges in Washington, Massachusetts, and Maryland agreed with them and issued nationwide injunctions to stop the order from taking effect anywhere in the U.S.

But on June 27, 2025, the Supreme Court ruled that those lower courts had gone too far.

According to the justices, courts cannot block a federal policy across the entire country unless it directly affects the people who filed the lawsuit.

Importantly, the Court did not say whether Trump’s order is legal or not – they only ruled that the nationwide block was too broad.

What happens next?

Trump’s order could now be enforced in certain states while others continue to challenge it, meaning a baby’s citizenship could depend on where they’re born.

A child in one state might be recognized as a full U.S. citizen, while a baby born just across the border might not.

That’s not law – it’s legal limbo.

Critics argue this decision hands too much unchecked power to presidents and enables the Court to rubber-stamp executive overreach.

Immigration advocates warn that in states with conservative leadership, rights could be stripped faster than in others, leaving families vulnerable and scared.

Bottom line: Birthright citizenship still exists for now.

But this ruling opens the door to fragmentation, confusion, and fear.

Families across the country are left asking the most fundamental question of all: Who gets to be American – and who gets to decide?

It remains to be seen what will come from this ruling, as Trump, once again, throws American democracy into limbo.

Yetunde B reports for Yeyetunde’s Blog.