US judge temporarily blocks Trump’s order to end birthright citizenship
by Guardian staff and agencies from US news | The Guardian on (#6TSB0)
Executive order signed by Trump, which was to take effect on 19 February, is already the subject of five lawsuits
A federal judge in Seattle blocked Donald Trump's administration on Thursday from implementing an executive order curtailing the right to automatic birthright citizenship in the US, calling it blatantly unconstitutional".
US district judge John Coughenour at the urging of four Democratic-led states issued a temporary restraining order preventing the administration from enforcing the order, which the Republican president signed on Monday during his first day on office.
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