Tag: birthright
U.S. judge temporarily blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship order
Brian Mann U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour issued a ruling on Thursday temporarily blocking President Trump’s executive order that aimed to end birthright citizenship for children born to migrants in the U.S. temporarily or without legal status. Coughenour issued the temporary restraining order after a hearing in Seattle. The judge signed the temporary restraining…
Trump wants to end birthright citizenship. That’s easier said than done
By Rachel Treisman President Trump is trying to end birthright citizenship, the legal principle enshrined in the Constitution that automatically makes anyone born within the U.S. or its territories a citizen. It’s a move that Trump first proposed during his first term and one that most legal experts agree he cannot make unilaterally. Indeed, within…