Appeals court declines to lift block on Trump’s birthright citizenship …..read more
A U.S. appeals court has rejected the Trump administration’s request to lift a legal hold on its executive order aimed at ending birthright citizenship for certain individuals born in the United States. The ruling stands as a significant setback to the administration’s efforts to implement a policy that would deny citizenship to some children born on U.S. soil.
On the day President Donald Trump took office, he signed an executive order that sought to revoke citizenship for the children of certain non-citizen parents born in the U.S., beginning on February 19. The executive action sparked several lawsuits, with plaintiffs arguing that it violated the U.S. Constitution, specifically the 14th Amendment, which guarantees citizenship to all individuals born on U.S. soil. These lawsuits led to a temporary block on the implementation of the order.
The Trump administration had filed an emergency request with the appeals court, seeking to lift the block and allow the executive order to go into effect. The Department of Justice argued that the policy was within the president’s legal authority and should be allowed to proceed. However, the court declined to grant the request, effectively keeping the hold in place. The ruling keeps the status quo while legal challenges continue to unfold.
This decision sets the stage for the possibility of the issue being taken up by the U.S. Supreme Court. Should the Trump administration choose to appeal, the nation’s highest court may ultimately decide the fate of the birthright citizenship policy. This legal battle is poised to continue, potentially altering the interpretation of the 14th Amen
