In a 6-to-3 decision split along ideological lines, the Court ruled that lower federal judges had overstepped their authority by imposing nationwide injunctions

The divided court ruled that individual judges lack the authority to grant nationwide injunctions, but left open the possibility that the birthright citizenship changes could remain blocked nationwide.

AM President Donald Trump took a victory a lap on Friday after the Supreme Court limited nationwide injunctions issued by lower court judges against his executive order to effectively end birthright citizenship.