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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Michael Casey

Trump's birthright citizenship order remains blocked as lawsuits march on after Supreme Court ruling

Immigration Birthright Citizenship - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

President Donald Trump's plan to end birthright citizenship for the children of people who are in the U.S. illegally will remain blocked as an order from one judge went into effect Friday and another seemed inclined to follow suit.

U.S. District Judge Joseph LaPlante in New Hampshire had paused his own decision to allow for the Trump administration to appeal, but with no appeal filed in the last week his order went into effect.

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