The Supreme Court in Washington in June. A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump's birthright citizenship executive order for one week. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/UPI | License Photo
July 10 (UPI) -- A federal judge in New Hampshire on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship.
U.S. District Judge Joseph Laplante also granted class-action status to a lawsuit challenging the executive order. The preliminary injunction means that children to be born in the United States to foreign nationals will still be considered American citizens.
"The preliminary injunction is just not a close call to the court," Laplante, a President George W. Bush appointee, said during the hearing, CNN reported. "The deprivation of U.S. citizenship and an abrupt change of policy that was longstanding ... that's irreparable harm."
He said he would stay the ruling for seven days to allow the administration to appeal.
