Federal Judge Blocks Trump's Executive Order to End Birthright Citizenship Nationwide.


On February 5, 2025, U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman issued a nationwide preliminary injunction against President Donald Trump's executive order aimed at ending birthright citizenship. This executive order sought to deny U.S. citizenship to children born in the country to non-citizen parents, including undocumented immigrants and those on temporary visas. Judge Boardman, appointed by President Joe Biden, ruled that the order likely violates the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which guarantees citizenship to all individuals born on U.S. soil. She emphasized that the executive order contradicts longstanding Supreme Court precedents and over a century of legal interpretation affirming birthright citizenship. 

This decision follows a temporary restraining order issued earlier by U.S. District Judge John Coughenour in Seattle, who also found the executive order to be "blatantly unconstitutional." Judge Coughenour's ruling temporarily halted the policy for 14 days to allow for further legal proceedings. 

The legal challenges were initiated by five pregnant immigrants and two immigrant rights organizations, who argued that the executive order would unconstitutionally deprive their children of U.S. citizenship based on the parents' immigration status. The plaintiffs contended that the order would cause irreparable harm by denying their children the rights and privileges of citizenship. 

The executive order, signed at the beginning of President Trump's second term, was scheduled to take effect on February 19, 2025. It aimed to cease federal recognition of U.S. citizenship for children born to foreigners residing illegally or on temporary visas. The administration has indicated plans to appeal Judge Boardman's ruling, setting the stage for a potentially prolonged legal battle that could reach the Supreme Court. 

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