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Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump’s executive order redefining birthright citizenship

Headline from The Republic, from the development of Jan 24, 2025

Newest development Jan 27, 2025 · 2 reportsBirthright Citizenship Is a Sacred Guarantee

By GENE JOHNSON and MIKE CATALINI Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order denying U.S. citizenship to the children of parents living in the country illegally, calling it “blatantly unconstitutional” during the first hea…

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  1. Trump Vies to End Birthright Citizenship in the U.S.

    Headline from Time ·

  2. Trump executive order attacks long-standing American principle of birthright citizenship

    Headline from The Conversation US ·

  3. Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship would overturn more than a century of precedent

    Headline from Anchorage Daily News ·

  4. Names this update

    Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump’s executive order redefining birthright citizenship

    Headline from The Republic ·

  5. Newest

    Birthright Citizenship Is a Sacred Guarantee

    Headline from The Atlantic ·

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  1. Breitbart News

    Donald Trump to End 'Birthright Citizenship' via Executive Order (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    President Donald Trump will issue an Executive Order ending the awarding of birthright citizenship to the children of illegal migrants, officials said.

  2. Fox News

    Trump to end birthright citizenship for children of illegal immigrants, halt refugee flow (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    President-elect Trump will sign an executive order ending birthright citizenship for children of illegal immigrants, incoming White House officials announced on Monday.

  3. The Conversation US

    Trump executive order attacks long-standing American principle of birthright citizenship (opens The Conversation US)

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    The Conversation US's feed description

    Since the earliest days of the nation, any person born on US soil is a US citizen.

  4. Reason

    Trump's Birthright Citizenship Order is Even Worse than Expected - and Even More Blatantly Unconstitutional (opens Reason)

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    Reason's feed description

    Yesterday, I pointed out that Trump's promised executive order denying birthright citizenship to undocumented immigrants was likely to be unconstitutional

  5. Slate Magazine

    Why Trump’s Attempt to End Birthright Citizenship Will Backfire at the Supreme Court (opens Slate Magazine)

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    Slate Magazine's feed description

    Donald Trump issued a patently unconstitutional executive order purporting to abolish birthright citizenship to children of millions of immigrants.

  6. NBC News

    Birthright citizenship and other Trump executive actions likely to face pushback from the courts (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Policies like seeking to end birthright citizenship and refusing to spend money allocated by Congress could end up at the Supreme Court.

  7. The New Republic

    Trump Tests the High Court’s Resolve With Birthright Citizenship Order (opens The New Republic)

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    The New Republic's feed description

    The president's latest salvo against the Constitution shouldn't survive the judiciary's scrutiny. But these days, you never know.

  8. PJ Media

    Trump Ended Birthright Citizenship, but Legal Challenges Are Doomed to Fail (opens PJ Media)

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  9. The Republic

    Flurry of legal challenges immediately mounted to Trump birthright citizenship order (opens The Republic)

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    The Republic's feed description

    By: Ariana Figueroa For the Indiana Capital Chronicle WASHINGTON — A day after President Donald Trump signed a slew of immigration-related executive orders, immigration researchers said during a Tuesday briefing they are scrutinizing the legal implications of the White House’s move to end birthright…

  10. Breitbart News

    Act to Support Trump, End Birthright Citizenship for Illegal Aliens Filed by Texas Congressman (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Representative Brian Babin (R-TX) introduced the "Birthright Citizenship Act" on Tuesday in support of President Donald Trump's executive order to stop the abuse of U.S. citizenship. The bill is one of many expected to be filed in the coming days to codify the president's executive orders into law.

  11. PolitiFact

    Trump’s order won’t revoke Usha Vance’s U.S. citizenship (opens PolitiFact)

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    PolitiFact's feed description

    On his second term’s first day, President Donald Trump signed an executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship.

  12. The Economist

    To end birthright citizenship, Trump misreads the constitution (opens The Economist)

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    The Economist's feed description

    It would also create huge practical problems | United States

  13. Fox News

    GREGG JARRETT: President Trump has a valid argument on birthright citizenship (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    President Donald Trump has a credible argument for getting rid of birthright citizenship, but the issue will ultimately be decided by the courts.

  14. Time

    Trump Vies to End Birthright Citizenship in the U.S. (opens Time)

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    Time's feed description

    Here's a guide to what birthright citizenship is, what happens if Trump's order ends it, and what comes next after lawsuits were filed.

  15. The Daily Caller

    WOLD: Liberal Lawyers Are Wrong — Trump Can, And Should, End Birthright Citizenship (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    American citizenship is a priceless and profound gift, but for decades, the U.S. has been giving it away to anyone merely born in this country

  16. Digital Journal

    Trump's birthright citizenship move challenges US identity: analysts (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    Donald Trump's plan to end birthright citizenship could fundamentally reshape America, analysts said Tuesday, overturning a principle that has underpinned

  17. The Nation

    A Line-by-Line Breakdown of Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Executive Order (opens The Nation)

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    The Nation's feed description

    The Nation Magazine

  18. The Intercept

    The Pregnant Immigrants Fighting Trump’s Bid to End Birthright Citizenship (opens The Intercept)

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    The Intercept's feed description

    Trump hopes to gut birthright citizenship via executive order. In lawsuits filed across the country, immigrants seek to stop him.

  19. NPR

    Trump wants to end birthright citizenship. That's easier said than done (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    One of Trump's executive orders moves to end birthright citizenship, a right enshrined in the Constitution. Here's what you need to know about the legal principle and its possible future.

  20. NBC4 Washington

    Bid to block Trump's cancellation of birthright citizenship is in federal court (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    NBC4 Washington's feed description

    A federal judge will hear a challenge to President Donald Trump’s executive order ending the constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship.

  21. NBC News

    Trump administration defends his birthright citizenship order in court for the first time (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Justice Department lawyers will defend President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at limiting birthright citizenship in federal court Thursday — the first action in what promises to be a protracted legal battle over the new administration’s agenda.

  22. The Week

    Birthright citizenship under threat in US (opens The Week)

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    The Week's feed description

    Donald Trump wants to scrap the policy he calls a 'magnet for illegal immigration'

  23. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    Concerns raised over ending birthright citizenship (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

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    WISH-TV Indianapolis's feed description

    President Trump's executive order to end birthright citizenship for children born in the U.S. to non-citizens sparks concerns and legal battles in Indiana.

  24. WMUR

    What to know about ruling blocking Trump's birthright citizenship order (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    President Donald Trump's executive order denying U.S. citizenship to the children of parents living in the country illegally has faced the first of what will be many legal tests.

  25. Bangor Daily News

    What to know about the ruling blocking Trump's order on birthright citizenship (opens Bangor Daily News)

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    Bangor Daily News's feed description

    SEATTLE (AP) — President Donald Trump's executive order denying U.S. citizenship to the children of parents living in the country illegally has faced the

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