Federal Judge Strikes Down Trump Administration’s Attempt to End Birthright Citizenship
Washington, D.C. – A U.S. federal judge has issued an injunction against a controversial policy proposed by former President Donald Trump, which sought to end the practice of granting automatic citizenship to children born in the United States to non-citizen parents. The ruling, delivered late Tuesday, represents a significant setback to efforts aimed at overhauling the nation’s immigration system through executive order. The policy, announced during Trump’s tenure in the White House, attempted to reinterpret the Citizenship Clause of the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. This clause has long been held to confer citizenship … Read more