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Third Judge Blocks Trump’s Order Ending Birthright Citizenship For Kids Of People In U.S. Illegally
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A third federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship for the children of people who are in the U.S. illegally.
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — 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.
The ruling from U.S. District Judge Joseph N. Laplante in New Hampshire comes after two similar rulings by judges in Seattle and Maryland last week.
A lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union contends that Trump’s order violates the Constitution and “attempts to upend one of the most fundamental American constitutional values.”
Trump’s Republican administration has asserted that children of noncitizens are not “subject to the jurisdiction” of the United States and therefore are not entitled to citizenship.
The administration is appealing the Seattle judge’s block on Trump’s executive order.
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