Boston Judge To Rule On 18 States’ Bid To Block Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order

A federal judge in Boston will consider a request from 18 state attorneys general to block former President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship for children born to undocumented parents in the United States, Associated Press (AP) reporter Michael Casey reported.

The executive order has been described as a “flagrantly unlawful attempt to strip hundreds of thousands of American-born children of their citizenship.”

A federal judge in Seattle already blocked the order recently, ruling that Trump is attempting to change the Constitution through an executive order. Additionally, a Maryland judge has issued a nationwide pause on the measure.

The Trump administration argues that such children are not “subject to the jurisdiction” of the United States and, therefore, should not be entitled to citizenship.

However, the attorneys general—along with the cities of San Francisco and Washington—are urging Judge Leo Sorokin to issue a preliminary injunction. They describe the executive order as a “flagrantly unlawful attempt to strip hundreds of thousands of American-born children of their citizenship.”