A federal judge has temporarily halted an executive order on birthright citizenship issued by President Donald Trump. published On Monday, it seeks to ban certain children born on U.S. soil to foreign parents from automatically receiving citizenship. Order now pending For at least two weeks.
“I’ve been on the bench for over 40 years, and I can’t remember a case where the questions posed were as clear as this one.” said Judge John C. Coughenour of the Western District of Washington, an appointee of Ronald Reagan. “This is a blatantly unconstitutional order.”
Trump on the first night of his second presidential election signed Long-Promised Executive Order Challenging the 14th Amendment guarantee “All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to its jurisdiction are citizens of the United States.” The 14th Amendment “has never been construed to grant citizenship universally to all persons born within the United States.” refute.
According to the order, babies born in the U.S. illegally to be with their parents or legally but temporarily to be with their parents (such as those on “student, work, or tourist visas”) will no longer automatically receive citizenship. . erase supervision Government departments and agencies will cease issuing and recognizing citizenship verification documents to affected children starting 30 days after the order is issued.
order fast confrontation Lawsuits by states, immigrant advocacy groups, and pregnant women. On Monday, the American Civil Liberties Union, three New England state chapters and several other organizations be sued Trump appears in federal court in New Hampshire. the next day, 18 state attorney general contaminated One lawsuit was filed in federal court in Massachusetts, and four others filed suit in Washington.
the latter suit estimated In the United States, more than 150,000 children are born to undocumented parents each year. President Trump’s executive order denies these individuals rights and benefits and claims some of them will remain stateless. new york times report. States too maintained “The executive order placed an immediate burden on them and required changes to the system that determines eligibility for federal assistance programs.”
Many legal experts express skepticism Birthright citizenship executive order will be passed constitutionally muster. Coughenour was sympathetic to that argument. “Frankly, I find it difficult to understand why lawyers would clearly state that this is a constitutional mandate,” he said. said. “It just blows my mind.”
