Politics
Federal judge declines to immediately block Trump's second birthright citizenship order
Advocacy groups were instructed to update their legal complaint before the court considers a temporary restraining order against the new policy.
The short version
- U.S. District Court Judge Deborah Boardman declined an immediate temporary restraining order against President Trump's August 6 executive order restricting birthright citizenship.
- The judge directed a coalition of immigrant families and advocacy groups to amend their existing lawsuit to directly address the updated executive order before scheduling a new briefing.
- The updated order targets children of parents designated as 'alien enemies' or 'terrorists', individuals participating in commercial birth tourism, and people from American Samoa.
Key facts
- U.S. District Court Judge Deborah Boardman declined to immediately issue a temporary restraining order against President Donald Trump's second birthright citizenship order.[Al Jazeera]
- The latest executive order was signed on August 6 following a June 30 Supreme Court decision that struck down Trump's initial 2025 birthright citizenship order.[Al Jazeera]
- The August 6 order seeks to deny citizenship to children born to non-citizens designated as 'alien enemies' or 'terrorists', participants in commercial birth tourism, and individuals from American Samoa.[Al Jazeera]
- Judge Boardman instructed the plaintiffs, which include We Are CASA and the Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project, to revise their complaint to directly challenge the new order.[Al Jazeera]
What remains uncertain
- The timeline and eventual legal outcome of the requested injunction remain pending until the plaintiffs file their amended complaint and the court schedules further briefings.[Al Jazeera]