US Attorney General Pam Bondi on Friday said the Trump administration is “very confident” that the Supreme Court will ultimately uphold President Donald Trump’s controversial executive order aiming to end birthright citizenship. Her remarks came just hours after the top court issued a significant ruling limiting the power of federal judges to impose nationwide injunctions.
“Birthright citizenship will be decided in October, in the next session by the Supreme Court,” Bondi said at a White House briefing. While the justices avoided directly addressing the constitutional merits of the executive order in their latest decision, Bondi still hailed it as a “huge win”.
“We are very confident in the Supreme Court,” she added. However, NBC News reported that the court has not yet agreed to hear a case on birthright citizenship in October and has not announced its fall hearing schedule.
SCOTUS limits powers of judges
The Supreme Court’s 6–3 ruling on Friday held that individual federal judges can no longer issue injunctions that block government policies nationwide. The case was tied to Trump’s efforts to halt birthright citizenship, the automatic right to US citizenship for nearly all children born on American soil.
Responding to the court’s decision, Trump said, “We can now promptly file numerous policies… such as ending birthright citizenship that were meant for babies of slaves and not for those coming from the outside.” He has previously claimed the policy is being exploited by immigrants and criminals. This claim is, however, widely disputed by legal experts and immigration advocates.
Trump’s 2025 executive order stipulates that children born in the US will not be granted citizenship unless at least one parent is a US citizen or lawful resident. This stands in contrast to an 1898 Supreme Court ruling that has long guaranteed birthright citizenship.
A recent Reuters/Ipsos poll found that 52% of Americans oppose ending birthright citizenship, while 24% support the proposal.