On Thursday, the Supreme Court appeared poised to uphold the injunction against President Donald Trump's curbs on birthright citizenship, even as they sought avenues to curtail the reach of nationwide court mandates.

The specifics of such a ruling remained nebulous, yet a court majority voiced apprehensions regarding the potential ramifications should the Trump administration be permitted, even on an interim basis, to deny citizenship to children born within the US to undocumented individuals.

The justices deliberated on the Trump administration's urgent appeals against rulings by lower courts, which had consistently blocked the implementation of citizenship restrictions nationwide.

Nationwide injunctions have become a crucial mechanism for scrutinising the Trump administration's governmental reforms, simultaneously provoking considerable exasperation among the Republican president and his supporters.

Since January of his second term, the Trump administration has faced 40 nationwide injunctions issued by judges, Solicitor General D. John Sauer informed the court at the outset of a debate lasting over two hours.

The administration has urgently petitioned the court to consider birthright citizenship, alongside a cluster of immigration-related matters.

A lawsuit of this nature could be expedited and its implications potentially extend across the entire country.

However, under scrutiny from Justice Amy Coney Barrett and others, Sauer conceded that the Trump administration might well contest such litigation or potentially seek to impede the progress of class action lawsuits.

Emergency appeals rarely trigger Supreme Court arguments; the justices predominantly focus on the substantive core of a dispute.

However, the administration refrained from requesting the court's consideration of the broader issue at this juncture; should the court rule in favour of the administration regarding nationwide injunctions, the duration of potential discrepancies in citizenship regulations pertaining to children born within the United States remains uncertain.

A decision should be forthcoming by the end of June.