birthright citizenship

  • Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order, Declares It ‘Blatantly Unconstitutional’

    A U.S. District Court in Seattle has halted President Donald Trump’s controversial executive order restricting birthright citizenship for children of non-citizens. Judge John Coughenour issued a temporary restraining order on Thursday, January 23, 2025, calling the directive “blatantly unconstitutional” and finding it likely to cause irreparable harm to states and their residents. Ruling Against the…

  • Democratic AGs Challenge Trump’s Bid to End Birthright Citizenship in Landmark Lawsuit

    Attorneys general from 22 states, including Massachusetts, Illinois, and New York, filed a federal lawsuit on Tuesday challenging President Donald Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship. The executive order, announced amid growing immigration debates, seeks to halt the long-standing constitutional guarantee of citizenship for children born on U.S. soil, regardless of their parents’ immigration…

  • Trump Administration Sued Over Executive Order Restricting Birthright Citizenship

    The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and several immigrant rights organizations filed a lawsuit in New Hampshire District Court on Monday, challenging the Trump administration’s executive order that seeks to end birthright citizenship for children born in the U.S. to parents who entered the country illegally. The lawsuit argues that the executive order violates the…

  • Trump’s Proposed End to Birthright Citizenship Immigration Policy Faces Legal Hurdles

    Former President Donald Trump has reignited a contentious immigration debate by pledging to end birthright citizenship if elected in November. The proposal, unveiled in a campaign video, aims to halt the automatic citizenship granted to children born in the U.S. to non-citizen parents. Trump asserts that this policy would address “birth tourism” and other concerns…