Judge blocks new effort to limit birthright citizenship by Trump

Key Points:

• A judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's latest executive order aiming to limit birthright citizenship, following the Supreme Court's rejection of his previous attempt.
• The new order sought to deny citizenship to children of "alien enemies," including those linked to terrorist organizations and drug cartels, and to crack down on "birth tourism," where pregnant women travel to the US to give birth for automatic citizenship.
• Judge Deborah Boardman ruled that the order likely violates the constitutional right to automatic citizenship for those born in the US and issued a preliminary injunction pending the outcome of a lawsuit by immigrant advocacy groups.
• The administration plans to appeal the ruling, arguing that the Supreme Court's earlier decision does not preclude narrower restrictions on birthright citizenship, citing historical exceptions such as children of diplomats and alien enemies.
• Immigrant rights organizations, including CASA and the Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project, continue to challenge the executive order as unconstitutional, while the White House defends it as aligned with Supreme Court precedent.