USA02 September, 20263 min read
Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Limits in Casa Inc. v. Trump
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Maryland federal judge Deborah Boardman issued a preliminary injunction blocking Trump's birthright citizenship limits. Court halted implementation of executive order targeting birth tourism pending further proceedings.
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Judge blocks Trump decree
A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from carrying out for now the president’s latest effort to impose new limits on automatic birthright citizenship, after losing an earlier legal fight before the US Supreme Court.
In an order on Wednesday, a US judge in Maryland ruled that President Donald Trump’s latest action would deny citizenship status to members of a class she’d already certified covering children of noncitizen parents who aren’t legally in the US or who are in the country on temporary visas.
Bloomberg Law News said the US Justice Department next could ask a federal appeals court to lift the district judge’s order and allow officials to move ahead with implementing the president’s plan while the legal fights continue to play out.
The judge’s reasoning, as quoted by Bloomberg Law News, was that the administration had advanced a “distorted interpretation” of the high court ruling striking down Trump’s original executive order to restrict birthright citizenship.
The case is Casa Inc. v. Trump, 25-cv-201, US District Court, District of Maryland (Greenbelt).
Constitutional dispute widens
In a 35-page ruling in Maryland, U.S. Judge Deborah Boardman issued a temporary restraining order against a Trump decree from last month aimed at preventing an alleged “birth tourism.”
Die Welt quoted the judge’s view that the initiative was “borderline likely unconstitutional” and said Trump signed the decree against alleged “birth tourism” in early August after his defeat before the Supreme Court on birthright citizenship.
Shana Khader, Director of Legal Affairs at “We Are Casa,” welcomed the decision and said, “As for assaults on citizenship law, the Trump administration has lost before this court, lost before the Supreme Court, and lost again today,” according to Die Welt.
Al-Quds al-Arabi reported that Judge Deborah Bordman’s precautionary measure followed a move by human rights organizations against the decree, which Trump signed in August.
Al-Quds al-Arabi also quoted the judge’s explanation in a 35-page filing: “The Supreme Court spoke: those involved are citizens by birth” and added that Trump’s decree is “almost certainly unconstitutional.”
Passport rules proposed
While the court fight continued, Telemundo reported from Reuters via NBC News that the State Department proposed requiring parents to provide proof of citizenship or immigration status to issue passports for their children. Telemundo said the draft guidelines would be part of Donald Trump’s August 6 executive order aimed at what he calls “maternity tourism” and expanding the historical exceptions to birthright citizenship. The State Department draft guidelines, as quoted by Telemundo, say, “The Department will require information about the parents and proof of their citizenship or immigration status as part of its determination whether the applicant is subject to Executive Order 14418,” citing the order’s number.
Telemundo added that if implemented, the proposal would require all parents or legal guardians to present proof of their citizenship—such as a valid U.S. passport or birth certificate—or evidence of their immigration status—such as an I-94 form or a lawful permanent resident card—when applying for a passport for their children. The draft also described the current process as parents needing only to demonstrate their relationship and present a photo ID while checking a box indicating whether they are U.S. citizens, without being required to provide supporting documentation.