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A federal judge in the United States on Thursday temporarily blocked former President Donald Trump’s attempt to curtail birthright citizenship.
The ruling suspends enforcement of one of Trump’s most controversial executive orders, signed just hours after his second-term inauguration, for 14 days.
This decision follows a wave of lawsuits filed by 22 states, two cities, and several civil rights organizations.
“This executive order is blatantly unconstitutional,” remarked Senior US District Judge John Coughenour during the hearing in Washington State.
Coughenour, who was appointed by Republican President Ronald Reagan, added, “In my over four decades on the bench, I can’t recall a case with a question as straightforward as this one.”
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Birthright citizenship is deeply rooted in America’s identity, enshrined in the 14th Amendment of the US Constitution, which declares that anyone born on US soil is a citizen.
The amendment states:
“All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.”
Trump’s order sought to reinterpret this provision, asserting that individuals in the US illegally or on temporary visas were not “subject to the jurisdiction” of the country and thus did not qualify for citizenship under the 14th Amendment.
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