A federal appeals court has ruled to block the Trump administration’s efforts to end birthright citizenship. The ruling is the latest barrier to an executive order signed by President Trump in January.
As AP reports, the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston says citizenship cannot be withheld from children born to parents who are undocumented or here temporarily. It’s the fifth ruling against a Day 1 executive order that Arizona and other states have filed suits against.
The order is currently blocked under court order, but under it — and in subsequent guidance issued by Citizenship and Immigration Services — people born to immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally or even have legal temporary status would be barred from U.S. citizenship. Plaintiffs argue the order defies the 14th Amendment — which guarantees citizenship to all U.S.-born babies, irrespective of their parents’ race, ethnicity, or national origin.
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