'If You Can Keep It': Trump's Early Moves And The Constitution : 1A
2 months ago

'If You Can Keep It': Trump's Early Moves And The Constitution : 1A

NPR  

'If You Can Keep It': Trump's Early Moves And The Constitution Enlarge this image toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Andrew Harnik/Getty Images The first week of President Trump's new term ended with a late-night purge of around 17 federal inspectors general on Friday. Also, in the first week of his second term – four Democratic-led states filed a lawsuit to stop President Trump's executive order to end birthright citizenship. On Thursday a federal judge in Seattle temporarily halted the implementation of the order, calling it, quote, "blatantly unconstitutional." We discuss the IG purge and take a closer look at the legal challenges to Trump's early moves.

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'Spinning in their graves': Trump cites Founding Fathers in new scathing attack
6 days, 18 hours ago

'Spinning in their graves': Trump cites Founding Fathers in new scathing attack

Raw Story  

President Donald Trump cited the ghosts of the Founding Fathers as he once again attacked birthright citizenship Friday afternoon. The president took to his Truth Social platform to rage that the "14th Amendment Right of American Citizenship never had anything to do with modern day 'gate crashers,' illegal immigrants who break the Law by being in our Country, it had …

Trump takes US birthright citizenship to Supreme Court
2 weeks ago

Trump takes US birthright citizenship to Supreme Court

Raw Story  

by Chris Lefkow President Donald Trump took his contentious bid to end birthright citizenship in the United States to the Supreme Court on Thursday. Trump's executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship, which he signed on his first day in office, was blocked by federal district courts in Maryland, Massachusetts and Washington state. The department's acting solicitor general Sarah Harris …

Trump seeks Supreme Court's intervention to curb birthright citizenship in US
2 weeks ago

Trump seeks Supreme Court's intervention to curb birthright citizenship in US

India Today  

Donald Trump took the fight over his attempt to restrict automatic US birthright citizenship to the Supreme Court on Thursday as the Republican president's administration asked the justices to narrow a judicial block imposed on this key element of his hardline approach towards immigration. They argue, among other things, that Trump's order violates a right enshrined in the US Constitution's …

Legal experts pan Trump’s Supreme Court appeal on birthright citizenship
2 weeks ago

Legal experts pan Trump’s Supreme Court appeal on birthright citizenship

LA Times  

President Trump signs an executive order on birthright citizenship in the Oval Office on Jan. 20. Trump administration lawyers sent the Supreme Court an emergency appeal this week with a “modest” procedural request, not to uphold new limits on birthright citizenship but rather to narrow the scope of rulings that blocked the limits from taking effect. Shortly after President Trump …

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to partly allow birthright citizenship restrictions
2 weeks ago

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to partly allow birthright citizenship restrictions

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow restrictions on birthright citizenship to partly take effect while legal fights play out. In emergency applications filed at the high court on Thursday, the administration asked the justices to narrow court orders entered by district judges in Maryland, Massachusetts and Washington that blocked the order President Donald Trump …

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow some birthright citizenship restrictions
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow some birthright citizenship restrictions

LA Times  

The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to narrow orders entered by district judges in Maryland, Massachusetts and Washington state. The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow restrictions on birthright citizenship to partly take effect while legal fights play out. In emergency applications filed at the high court on Thursday, the administration asked the justices to …

Appeals court won’t lift block on Trump’s executive order attempting to end birthright citizenship
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Appeals court won’t lift block on Trump’s executive order attempting to end birthright citizenship

Associated Press  

A third appellate court has upheld a block on President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting birthright citizenship. Trump’s executive order would block automatic citizenship for any child born in the U.S. to someone who is in the country illegally, as well as children born to someone with temporary legal status if the child’s father is not a citizen or legal …

Trump dealt blow as appeals court rules on birthright citizenship
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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Trump dealt blow as appeals court rules on birthright citizenship

Raw Story  

The First Circuit Court of Appeals denied the Trump administration's effort to end birthright citizenship through executive order, Politico legal affairs reporter Kyle Cheney reported. The Trump administration attempted to have an appeals court remove that block, but the First Circuit Court of Appeals denied him on Tuesday. "In challenging the scope of the District Court's preliminary injunction, the Government …

US court blocks Trump's push for mass firings– Check where he's winning and losing
1 month ago

US court blocks Trump's push for mass firings– Check where he's winning and losing

India Today  

In a major setback for President Donald Trump, a federal judge on Thursday ruled that the US government must reverse mass firings in federal agencies. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts temporarily halted a lower court order by Judge Amir Ali, which directed the Trump administration to release foreign aid funding for completed work. Trump’s Legal Setback Four federal district …

Trump’s birthright citizenship plan dealt a blow in federal court
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump’s birthright citizenship plan dealt a blow in federal court

Raw Story  

A federal appeals court stopped cold President Donald Trump’s controversial plan to end birthright citizenship in a ruling likely to set up a Supreme Court face-off. The ruling handed down by the San Francisco-based Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals late Wednesday rejected the Justice Department’s request to lift a Seattle judge’s nationwide injunction blocking Trump’s executive order tossing out the …

4th Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order
1 month, 2 weeks ago

4th Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING BOSTON — A federal judge in Boston on Thursday blocked an executive order from President Donald Trump that would end birthright citizenship for the children of parents who are in the U.S. illegally, becoming the fourth judge to do so. The ruling from U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin came three days after U.S. District Judge Joseph Laplante …

Fourth federal judge blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship order
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Fourth federal judge blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship order

Associated Press  

BOSTON — A federal judge in Boston on Thursday blocked an executive order from President Donald Trump that would end birthright citizenship for the children of parents who are in the U.S. illegally, becoming the fourth judge to do so. The ruling from U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin came three days after U.S. District Judge Joseph Laplante in New Hampshire …

Tracking U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive orders
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Tracking U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive orders

The Hindu  

U.S. President Trump assumed office on January 20, 2025 and as of February 10, he has signed 61 executive orders, which is more than those signed by any recent President in their first one hundred days in office, even surpassing the number of executive orders he signed during his first term. Mr. Trump’s executive orders cover a wide range of …

Trump administration appeals Maryland judge’s ruling blocking birthright citizenship order
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump administration appeals Maryland judge’s ruling blocking birthright citizenship order

Associated Press  

President Donald Trump’s administration on Tuesday said it’s appealing a Maryland federal judge’s ruling blocking the president’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship for people whose parents are not legally in the country. The government’s appeal stems from U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman’s grant of a preliminary injunction last week in a case brought by immigrant rights groups and …

Third Judge Blocks Trump’s Order Ending Birthright Citizenship For Kids Of People In U.S. Illegally
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Third Judge Blocks Trump’s Order Ending Birthright Citizenship For Kids Of People In U.S. Illegally

Huff Post  

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - FEBRUARY 09: U.S. President Donald Trump attends the Super Bowl LIX Pregame at Caesars Superdome on February 09, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Kevin Mazur via Getty Images CONCORD, N.H. — A third federal judge on Monday blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship for the children of people who are in the U.S. …

Third judge blocks Trump’s order ending birthright citizenship for kids of people in US illegally
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Third judge blocks Trump’s order ending birthright citizenship for kids of people in US illegally

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A third federal judge on …

Third judge blocks Trump’s order ending birthright citizenship for kids of people in US illegally
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Third judge blocks Trump’s order ending birthright citizenship for kids of people in US illegally

Associated Press  

▶ Follow live updates on President Donald Trump and his new administration. CONCORD, N.H. — A third federal judge on Monday blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship for the children of people who are in the U.S. illegally. A lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union contends that Trump’s order violates the Constitution and “attempts to …

Supreme Court that Trump helped shape could have the last word on his aggressive executive orders
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court that Trump helped shape could have the last word on his aggressive executive orders

Associated Press  

▶ Follow live updates on President Donald Trump and his new administration. Roberts also bluntly rebuked Trump for denouncing a judge who rejected his migrant asylum policy as an “Obama judge.” One big difference from the first Trump presidency is that there are just three liberal justices, after Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death in September 2020 allowed Trump to appoint a …

Trump's onslaught hitting a wall with 'judges pumping the brakes' on initiatives: report
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump's onslaught hitting a wall with 'judges pumping the brakes' on initiatives: report

Raw Story  

After two weeks of a flood of executive orders and government department shutdowns, judges are stepping into the fray to slow down Donald Trump's chaotic attempts to remake the U.S. government in his own image. According to a report from the New York Times, challenges to the Trump administration's efforts are finally seeing the light of day in courthouses and …

Judge in Boston to consider latest bid to block Trump’s birthright citizenship order
Top News
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Judge in Boston to consider latest bid to block Trump’s birthright citizenship order

Associated Press  

BOSTON — A federal judge in Boston on Friday will consider a request from 18 state attorneys general to block President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship for the children of parents who are in the U.S. illegally. They argue that the principle of birthright citizenship is “enshrined in the Constitution” and that Trump does not have the authority …

Judge in Boston to consider latest bid to block Trump's birthright citizenship order
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Judge in Boston to consider latest bid to block Trump's birthright citizenship order

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A federal judge in Boston …

Letters to the Editor: Can a president just erase birthright citizenship from the Constitution? Of course not
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Letters to the Editor: Can a president just erase birthright citizenship from the Constitution? Of course not

LA Times  

A copy of the U.S. Constitution is seen during a House Rules Committee hearing in 2019. To the editor: I am infinitely grateful that the right-wing Supreme Court, and not the right-wing political apologist Josh Hammer, will be deciding the constitutionality of President Trump’s royal decree purporting to trump 157 years of somewhat settled law. The court’s Wong Kim Ark …

Trump’s birthright citizenship order is put on hold by a second federal judge
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump’s birthright citizenship order is put on hold by a second federal judge

The Hindu  

A federal judge on Wednesday ordered a second nationwide pause on President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship for anyone born in the U.S. to someone in the country illegally, calling citizenship a “most precious right.” U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman said no court in the country has endorsed the Trump administration’s interpretation of the 14th Amendment. …

What to know about the court cases over President Trump's birthright citizenship order
1 month, 3 weeks ago

What to know about the court cases over President Trump's birthright citizenship order

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A federal judge who already …

What to know about Trump’s birthright citizenship order, in charts and maps
1 month, 3 weeks ago

What to know about Trump’s birthright citizenship order, in charts and maps

CNN  

CNN — President Donald Trump is seeking to end birthright citizenship in the US, a nearly 160-year-old practice guaranteed by the 14th Amendment of the Constitution, which grants citizenship to anyone born on American soil. The Trump administration’s argument for ending birthright citizenship relies on the clause “subject to the jurisdiction thereof” in the Constitution’s statement. The case against Trump’s …

Second federal judge in 2 days blocks President Trump’s birthright citizenship order
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Second federal judge in 2 days blocks President Trump’s birthright citizenship order

LA Times  

U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour, left, said of President Trump: “The rule of law is, according to him, something to navigate around or something ignored, whether that be for political or personal gain.” A second federal judge in two days has blocked President Trump’s effort to end birthright citizenship for the children of parents who are in the U.S. …

Federal judge blocks Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship
Top News
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Federal judge blocks Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship

Firstpost  

A federal judge on Wednesday ordered a second nationwide pause on President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship for anyone born in the US to someone in the country illegally, calling citizenship a “most precious right” In this September 16, 2015, photo, a woman in Sullivan City, Texas, who said she entered the country illegally, walks with …

Federal judge blocks Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Federal judge blocks Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship

Firstpost  

A federal judge on Wednesday ordered a second nationwide pause on President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship for anyone born in the US to someone in the country illegally, calling citizenship a “most precious right” In this September 16, 2015, photo, a woman in Sullivan City, Texas, who said she entered the country illegally, walks with …

Trump dealt another blow after judge blocks birthright citizenship executive order
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump dealt another blow after judge blocks birthright citizenship executive order

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Another federal judge has temporarily struck down Donald Trump’s executive …

Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order Gets Put On Hold By Second Federal Judge
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order Gets Put On Hold By Second Federal Judge

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING GREENBELT, Md. — A federal judge on Wednesday ordered a second temporary pause on President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship for anyone born in the U.S. to someone in the country illegally. Trump’s inauguration week order had already been on temporary hold nationally because of a separate suit brought by four states in …

Judge rejects Trump's claims about birthright citizenship, says "no court" has ever endorsed them
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Judge rejects Trump's claims about birthright citizenship, says "no court" has ever endorsed them

Salon  

A federal judge has indefinitely blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting birthright citizenship in the United States, blocking the order from going into effect later this month. In fact, no court in the country has ever endorsed the president's interpretation.” In the case, two civil rights groups, CASA and the Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project, are arguing that Trump’s executive …

Trump's order to end birthright citizenship blocked by another US federal judge
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump's order to end birthright citizenship blocked by another US federal judge

India Today  

A federal judge in Maryland on Wednesday became the second one nationally to block Donald Trump's administration from implementing the Republican president's executive order aimed at curtailing birthright citizenship in the United States. Trump's executive order, signed on his first day back in office on January 20, directed US agencies to refuse to recognise the citizenship of children born in …

Trump’s order seeking to end birthright citizenship put on hold by second federal judge
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump’s order seeking to end birthright citizenship put on hold by second federal judge

LA Times  

President Trump wants to limit which children born in the United States can become citizens. A second federal judge on Wednesday ordered a temporary pause on President Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship for anyone born in the U.S. to someone in the country illegally. Politics California, other states sue to block Trump executive order on birthright citizenship …

"Fear of hunger": Trump's illegal effort to revoke birthright citizenship could burden new parents
1 month, 3 weeks ago

"Fear of hunger": Trump's illegal effort to revoke birthright citizenship could burden new parents

Salon  

President Donald Trump’s executive order attempting to unilaterally revoke the constitutional right to citizenship for immigrants' offspring would result in food and health care being taken away from "countless children," according to state and local government officials who are backing a lawsuit in defense of the 14th Amendment. The brief also describes a possible effect of the order that has …

Trump's DOJ Responds To Pregnant Women Suing To Protect Birthright Citizenship
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump's DOJ Responds To Pregnant Women Suing To Protect Birthright Citizenship

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The Trump administration responded on Friday to a lawsuit filed on behalf of five pregnant women who challenged his executive order to end birthright citizenship. The case, filed in Maryland federal court in January, challenges President Donald Trump’s order, “Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship,” that seeks to make it so that children born in …

Judge temporarily blocks Trump's freeze on all federal aid
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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Judge temporarily blocks Trump's freeze on all federal aid

Firstpost  

In the second instance of a judge staying an order of the Donald Trump administration, Judge Loren AliKhan of the District of Columbia has temporarily blocked the freeze on federal aid until the case is heard next on February 3 Will Scharf assists as President Donald Trump signs an executive order at an indoor Presidential Inauguration parade event in Washington, …

‘Unconstitutional’: White House spokesperson on birthright citizenship
1 month, 4 weeks ago

‘Unconstitutional’: White House spokesperson on birthright citizenship

Hindustan Times  

Reasserting Donald Trump-led new US government's stand on birthright citizenship, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, in her first-ever briefing, declared the Trump administration believes granting automatic American citizenship to anyone born in the United States is ‘unconstitutional.’ FILE - Karoline Leavitt speaks to the news media across the street from Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump's criminal trial …

Is Trump’s order on birthright citizenship constitutional? | Explained
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Is Trump’s order on birthright citizenship constitutional? | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: On January 23, U.S. District judge John Coughenour in Seattle blocked President Trump’s executive order attempting to curb ‘birthright citizenship’. In the U.S., this right is enshrined in the 14th amendment of the Constitution, ratified in 1868, which states: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens …

'Gotten out of hand': GOP rep rebels against Trump after he withholds money for district
1 month, 3 weeks ago

'Gotten out of hand': GOP rep rebels against Trump after he withholds money for district

Raw Story  

One of President Donald Trump's Day One executive orders that flew under the radar is provoking significant pushback from Congress — including from at least one House Republican. The Atlantic reported Tuesday that Trump is now apparently violating Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution with an executive order pausing the disbursement of federal funds already appropriated by Congress. …

To end birthright citizenship, Donald Trump misreads the constitution
2 months ago

To end birthright citizenship, Donald Trump misreads the constitution

Live Mint  

In his inauguration speech Donald Trump promised that, in his administration, “we will not forget our constitution." Before the day was over, Mr Trump had signed an executive order that, if implemented, would apparently end birthright citizenship, which is guaranteed by the 14th Amendment to the constitution. Under Mr Trump’s order, from next month the federal government will refuse to …

US court’s blocking gives breather to NRIs
2 months ago

US court’s blocking gives breather to NRIs

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: A US federal judge temporarily blocking President Donald Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship has brought relief to several NRIs and members of the Indian community living in the United States. Although Trump said on Thursday that his administration would appeal the ruling given by the federal court, more lawsuits and cases are being filed all across the …

Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship would overturn more than a century of precedent
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2 months ago

Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship would overturn more than a century of precedent

Associated Press  

President Donald Trump has said since his first administration that he wants to end birthright citizenship, a constitutional right for everyone born in the United States. Arguing that “birth in the United States does not by itself entitle a person to citizenship, the person must also be ‘subject to the jurisdiction’ of the United States.” It raised a case from …

"Boggles my mind": Experts think Trump's "blatantly unconstitutional" order has a chance with SCOTUS
2 months ago

"Boggles my mind": Experts think Trump's "blatantly unconstitutional" order has a chance with SCOTUS

Salon  

President Donald Trump’s executive order attempting to restrict birthright citizenship, and the legal arguments supporting the order, fall flat, according to constitutional lawyers. While there are some special cases in which Native Americans and Native American lands, described as “domestic dependent nations” are treated differently than other jurisdictions, Peck said that the federal government “continues to treat the members of …

Donald Trump's bid to end birthright citizenship blocked by US judge as Indians rush for pre-term deliveries: What's up?
2 months ago

Donald Trump's bid to end birthright citizenship blocked by US judge as Indians rush for pre-term deliveries: What's up?

Hindustan Times  

For decades and more, being born on United States soil assured citizenship as a birthright. On Monday, January 20, President Donald Trump, a mere few hours after his inauguration, signed off on an executive order restricting birthright citizenship in the United States. Donald Trump's consolidated attempt to do away with birthright citizenship in the United States now stands temporarily blocked …

'Blatantly Unconstitutional': US Court Temporarily Blocks Trump’s Birth Right Citizenship Order
Top News
2 months ago

'Blatantly Unconstitutional': US Court Temporarily Blocks Trump’s Birth Right Citizenship Order

ABP News  

A federal judge blocked United States President Donald Trump’s executive order which denies US citizenship to children of parents living in the country illegally, calling it “blatantly unconstitutional” during the initial hearing of a multi-state effort challenging the order. “This is a blatantly unconstitutional order.” On Thursday, the decision taken would prevent the Trump administration from taking any steps to …

What to know about the ruling blocking Trump’s order on birthright citizenship
2 months ago

What to know about the ruling blocking Trump’s order on birthright citizenship

Associated Press  

SEATTLE — President Donald Trump’s executive order denying U.S. citizenship to the children of parents living in the country illegally faced the first of what will be many legal tests on Thursday. A Justice Department lawyer had barely started making his arguments in a Seattle courtroom when U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour began blistering him with questions, calling the …

Why Donald Trump’s bid to end birthright citizenship is easier said than done
2 months ago

Why Donald Trump’s bid to end birthright citizenship is easier said than done

Firstpost  

US President Donald Trump is trying to end birthright citizenship, the legal principle that automatically makes anyone born within the US or its territories a citizen. On Thursday, a federal judge in Seattle said that Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship was “blatantly unconstitutional” and issued a temporary restraining order to block it. In 1989, the Supreme Court in its …

WSJ editorial board warns DOJ: Don't waste your time on Trump's latest gambit
2 months ago

WSJ editorial board warns DOJ: Don't waste your time on Trump's latest gambit

Raw Story  

The Wall Street Journal's editorial board has a plea to President Donald Trump: take the loss, and give up on your plan to eliminate birthright citizenship. The conservative paper's rebuke, which comes after they also criticized him for pardoning violent insurrectionists and trying to get rich off of cryptocurrency offerings to his supporters, comes after a federal judge in Seattle …

Birthright citizenship: Donald Trump says will ‘obviously’ appeal ruling on ‘blatantly unconstitutional’ executive order
2 months ago

Birthright citizenship: Donald Trump says will ‘obviously’ appeal ruling on ‘blatantly unconstitutional’ executive order

Live Mint  

US President Donald Trump said Thursday that his administration would appeal a federal judge's ruling that temporarily blocked his executive order on the birthright citizenship. Under the birthright citizenship order signed by Donald Trump on Monday, children born in the US—without at least one parent who is a citizen or lawful permanent resident—are no longer extended automatic US citizenship. "Under …

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