Court Blocks Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Executive Order

The First Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a nationwide injunction, citing potential constitutional violations.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit upheld a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of President Donald Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship.
The court ruled the executive order likely violates the Fourteenth Amendment, which grants citizenship to all individuals born on U.S. soil.
The Trump administration argued that the states suing lacked legal standing, but the court rejected this claim, finding the states had sufficient grounds to challenge the order.
The Department of Justice did not argue the executive order’s constitutionality in its appeal, focusing instead on procedural issues like standing.
This decision aligns with similar rulings from other courts, maintaining the nationwide block on the order while the case proceeds through the legal system.