Federal judge blocks Trump's latest attempt to end birthright citizenship

Key Points:

• A federal judge in Maryland has issued a preliminary injunction blocking President Trump's executive order aimed at limiting birthright citizenship, pending resolution of a class-action lawsuit by immigrant families and advocacy groups.
• Judge Deborah L. Boardman emphasized that the Supreme Court has affirmed children born in the U.S. are citizens at birth, referencing the 14th Amendment's guarantee of birthright citizenship.
• The executive order targeted "birth tourism" and sought to deny citizenship to children born to adults who engaged in commercial transactions to obtain citizenship, but critics argued it was overly broad and created fear among families.
• Plaintiffs contended the administration's definition of "alien enemy" was vague and based on speculation, potentially denying citizenship to children unfairly, while the judge rejected the government's argument that blocking the order was premature.
• Advocacy groups condemned the order as an attempt to undermine constitutional rights and the president's anti-immigrant agenda, while the White House has yet to comment on the ruling.