A federal judge blocked an executive order limiting birthright citizenship. This order targeted "birth tourism" and children of foreign government employees. Immigrant rights advocates had previously challenged a similar Trump administration effort. The Supreme Court had rejected the initial order as unconstitutional. The judge expressed skepticism and allowed further legal arguments.

A federal judge on Wednesday blocked President Donald Trump’s renewed attempt to limit birthright citizenship, partially halting an executive order the president issued after the…

The president’s new ‘carveouts’ to limit citizenship ‘are almost certainly unconstitutional,’ judge says