US judge denies injunction against Trump’s new birthright citizenship order
Summary
A U.S. judge has temporarily denied a request to block President Donald Trump’s new executive order limiting birthright citizenship. This follows Trump’s earlier order being struck down by the Supreme Court, while the judge asked plaintiffs to update their lawsuit to address the new order.Key Facts
- President Trump issued a second executive order on August 6, 2025, restricting birthright citizenship.
- A U.S. District Court judge declined to immediately block this new order, calling it “unprecedented.”
- The judge asked immigrant families and advocacy groups to revise their lawsuit to address the new order.
- Birthright citizenship is guaranteed by the 14th Amendment, covering nearly all children born on U.S. soil.
- The Supreme Court struck down Trump’s first 2025 order on June 30, ruling it unconstitutional by 6–3.
- Trump’s new order focuses on denying citizenship to children of “alien enemies,” “terrorists,” or parents involved in “commercial transactions” to gain citizenship.
- The 14th Amendment was created in 1868 to ensure citizenship rights, especially for formerly enslaved people.
- Birthright citizenship has long been upheld by courts, including an 1898 Supreme Court case protecting the rights of children born to immigrant parents.
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