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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Gene Johnson and Mike Catalini

What to know about the ruling blocking Trump's order on birthright citizenship

Immigration Birthright Citizenship Things To Know - (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

President Donald Trump's executive order denying U.S. citizenship to the children of parents living in the country illegally has faced the first of what will be many legal tests. It didn't fare well.

A Justice Department lawyer had barely started making his arguments in a Seattle courtroom Thursday when U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour began blistering him with questions, calling the executive order “blatantly unconstitutional.” Coughenour went on to temporarily block it pending further arguments.

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