President Trump signed an executive order that sought to bar certain children born in the U.S. from receiving automatic birthright citizenship. A federal court in New Hampshire has now moved to temporarily block the executive order.
A class action lawsuit was filed by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of immigrant parents and their children. The lawsuit alleged that the president was attempting to contravene the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which specifically declares in section 1 that all persons born in the U.S. are to be considered citizens.
