A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order that sought to end birthright citizenship for children born in the United States, regardless of their parent’s immigration status.
The ruling, issued Thursday by U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour, comes as a significant legal setback for the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration agenda.
The lawsuit, filed by the states of Washington, Arizona, Illinois, and Oregon, argues that the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and longstanding Supreme Court precedents unequivocally guarantees birthright citizenship.
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The plaintiffs contend that Trump’s executive order is unconstitutional and would cause irreparable harm to American families and communities.
The case is one of five lawsuits filed nationwide by a coalition of 22 states and several immigrant rights groups challenging the executive order. These lawsuits feature personal testimonies from U.S. citizens who were born to immigrant parents and pregnant women who fear their children may be denied citizenship.
President Trump signed the controversial executive order on Inauguration Day, setting its implementation date for February 19, 2025. The administration has defended the measure as a necessary step to curb illegal immigration and reduce what it calls “birth tourism.”
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