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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Lindsay Whitehurst

Third judge blocks Trump’s order ending birthright citizenship for kids of people in US illegally

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A third federal judge on Monday blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship for the children of people who are in the U.S. illegally.

The ruling from U.S. District Judge Joseph N. Laplante in New Hampshire comes after two similar rulings by judges in Seattle and Maryland last week.

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