The Trump administration has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to lift injunctions imposed by lower courts that block the enforcement of President Trump's executive order aiming to end birthright citizenship for certain individuals born in the United States. 

Signed on January 20, 2025, the executive order seeks to deny citizenship to U.S.-born children unless at least one parent is an American citizen or lawful permanent resident. This policy shift challenges the longstanding interpretation of the 14th Amendment, which has been understood to grant citizenship to anyone born on U.S. soil, regardless of their parents' immigration status. 

Federal judges in Maryland, Massachusetts, and Washington state issued nationwide injunctions blocking the order, prompting the administration's appeal to the Supreme Court. The administration argues that these universal injunctions are overly broad and should be limited to the specific plaintiffs involved in each case. 

The Supreme Court's decision on this matter could have significant implications for the interpretation of the 14th Amendment and the future of birthright citizenship in the United States.