The United States Supreme Court agreed on Friday to decide the legality of US President Donald Trump's controversial policy to limit birthright citizenship in the country.

The justices are expected to hear arguments during their current term and issue a ruling by the end of June, news agency Reuters reported. They did not set a date for the arguments.

The lower court had earlier ruled that Trump's policy violated the US Constitution's 14th Amendment and a federal law codifying birthright citizenship rights in a class-action lawsuit by parents and children whose citizenship is threatened by the directive, Reuters reported.

What's the controversial birthright US citizenship policy?

Trump's policy allowed US agencies not to recognise the citizenship of children born in the US if neither p

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