Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleTrump speaks during a Rose Garden Dinner at the White House in Washington, DC, on September 2 (AFP/Getty)Federal District Judge Deborah Boardman blocked Donald Trump's administration from enforcing new executive orders aimed at restricting birthright citizenship. The judge ruled that Trump's latest carveouts are almost certainly unconstitutional and violate a landmark Supreme Court decision regarding the 14th Amendment. The blocked executive orders sought to deny citizenship to children born in U.S. territories and to children of foreign government employees or parents accused of lying about travel intentions. Department of Justice attorneys argued the orders exploited exceptions left open by the high court, but Judge Boardman dismissed the argument as a distorted interpretation of the ruling. The preliminary injunction protects thousands of infants from being left in legal limbo while challenges to the executive actions proceed. In fullFresh blow for Trump as judge blocks latest attempt to ‘strip’ birthright citizenship from newbornsMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Federal court slaps down Trump’s latest attempt to dismantle birthright citizenship
Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleTrump speaks during a Rose Garden Dinner at the White House in Washington, DC, on September 2 (AFP/Getty)Federal District Judge Deborah Boardman blocked Donald Trump's administration from enforcing new executive orders aimed at restricting birthright citizenship. The judge ruled that Trump's latest carveouts are almost certainly unconstitutional and violate a landmark Supreme Court decision regarding the 14th Amendment. The blocked executive orders sought to deny citizenship to children born in U.S. territories and to children of foreign government employees or parents accused of lying about travel intentions. Department of Justice attorneys argued the orders exploited exceptions left open by the high court, but Judge Boardman dismissed the argument as a distorted interpretation of the ruling. The preliminary injunction protects thousands of infants from being left in legal limbo while challenges to the executive actions proceed. In fullFresh blow for Trump as judge blocks latest attempt to ‘strip’ birthright citizenship from newbornsMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
