A federal judge issued a nationwide preliminary injunction on Wednesday, halting President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at terminating birthright citizenship for children born in the United States to undocumented and temporary immigrants.
Maryland US District Judge Deborah Boardman ruled that the executive order would violate the Fourteenth Amendment of the US Constitution, contradicting over a century of Supreme Court precedents and the nation’s long-standing history of birthright citizenship. The ruling stands in contrast to a previous temporary restraining order issued in January, which was set to expire this week. Boardman’s injunction will remain in effect until the case is resolved or a higher court overturns the decision.
Legal experts predict that the case could eventually reach the US Supreme Court, where the conservative majority appointed by Trump and other Republican presidents may play a pivotal role in the case’s outcome.
