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Democratic members of Congress sharply criticized the Supreme Court’s Friday ruling that limited district courts’ use of nationwide injunctions in a case challenging President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship.

The court did not rule on whether the Trump administration has legal standing to revoke birthright citizenship for the children of some immigrants. Yet Democrats warned the decision paves the way for “a vile betrayal of our Constitution,” Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) said in a social media post.

“The Supreme Court’s decision today will result in the infringement of Americans’ rights for years to come. Limiting nationwide injunctions will have long-lasting effects on our courts, ceding even more power to the executive branch and providing justice only to those with the means or luck to have a lawyer,” Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) said in a statement. “The Fourteenth Amendment is clear: if you’re born in the United States, you’re an American citizen.”

The criticisms of the ruling echo Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s dissenting opinion, in which she argued the court “abdicates its vital role” in upholding the rule of law with its ruling.

“In limiting nationwide injunctions, SCOTUS has — once again — prioritized loyalty to Trump over defense of the Constitution. Deplorable,” Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-Ill.) said on X.