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Evening Standard
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Anthony France

Judge temporarily blocks Trump’s order to change US birthright citizenship

US President Donald Trump at the White House (Evan Vucci/AP) - (AP)

A federal court has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order redefining birthright citizenship, calling it “blatantly unconstitutional”.

During the first multi-state challenge, US District Judge John Coughenour repeatedly interrupted a Justice Department lawyer during arguments over rights where anyone born on US soil is automatically granted citizenship, including children of undocumented migrants.

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