A recent Supreme Court decision puts an expectant immigrant mother in South Carolina and her baby at risk in a way that's not the same for a woman across the border in North Carolina.

President Donald Trump's administration will not deport children deemed ineligible for U.S. citizenship until his executive order curtailing birthright citizenship takes effect on July 27, a government lawyer said on Monday after being pressed by two federal judges.

The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on Friday to curtail federal judges’ authority to issue nationwide injunctions against President Donald Trump’s executive order ending automatic birthright citizenship, though the policy’s future remains unclear as litigation continues in lower courts.