US Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks President Trump's Executive Order on Birthright Citizenship

Brief by Shorts91NewsDesk / 05:42am on 23 Feb 2025,Sunday International

A federal judge in Seattle has temporarily halted President Donald Trump's executive order aimed at ending birthright citizenship, declaring it "blatantly unconstitutional." The order sought to deny citizenship to children born in the U.S. to non-citizen parents. In response, the Department of Justice stated it will "vigorously defend" the order, asserting it "correctly interprets" the 14th Amendment. This legal battle underscores the contentious debate over immigration and constitutional rights in the United States. 

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