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The Guardian - US
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Cy Neff

Trump push to ban birthright citizenship unconstitutional, US court rules

A woman holds a placard supporting birthright citizenship at a demonstration outside the supreme court in Washington in May
A demonstration for birthright citizenship outside the supreme court in Washington in May. A federal appeals court has ruled against the Trump administration’s bid to repeal the right. Photograph: Jacquelyn Martin/AP

Donald Trump’s effort to repeal birthright citizenship has hit another a stumbling block, with a federal appeals court in San Francisco declaring the president’s attempt unconstitutional.

The three-judge ruling panel in the 9th US circuit court of appeals echoed a district court in New Hampshire that blocked the executive order earlier this month.

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