US Judge blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship order
A federal judge in Maryland has blocked President Donald Trump’s latest executive order seeking to restrict birthright citizenship, issuing a preliminary injunction until a class-action lawsuit is resolved. Judge Deborah L. Boardman ruled that children born on US soil remain citizens under the 14th Amendment.
- Why it matters
- The order sought to deny citizenship to children born on US soil to non-citizen parents; the block prevents that policy from taking effect while legal challenges proceed.
- Most affected
- Children born on US soil to non-citizen parents — Remain able to claim birthright citizenship under current law during litigation.
- Likely next
- Whether the preliminary injunction stands through the class-action lawsuit or whether higher courts overturn it.