Seattle Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump’s Executive Order To End Birthright Citizenship

Seattle Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump’s Executive Order To End Birthright Citizenship

It seems President Trump will face significant hurdles in implementing his executive order to eliminate birthright citizenship.

A federal judge in Seattle has temporarily blocked the order, following a lawsuit from Washington Attorney General Nick Brown.

During a brief 25-minute hearing earlier today (Jan. 23), U.S. District Court Judge John Coughenour described the order as “blatantly unconstitutional” and questioned its legal foundation, stating:

“I have difficulty understanding how a member of the bar could state unequivocally that is a constitutional order…It boggles my mind.”

 

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The executive order, signed shortly after Trump took office on Jan. 20, aims to deny citizenship to children born in the U.S. whose parents are not citizens or lawful residents.

Brown, joined by other attorney generals from Arizona, Illinois, and Oregon, argued the order would cause immediate harm by stripping individuals of their fundamental rights. The judge’s ruling puts the order on hold, with the case likely to face more scrutiny in higher courts.

At the heart of the debate is the 14th Amendment, which guarantees citizenship to anyone born in the U.S., a principle upheld by the Supreme Court since 1898. Legal experts caution this dispute could eventually make its way to the Supreme Court.

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