WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals courtroom dominated Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s order looking for to finish birthright citizenship is unconstitutional, affirming a lower-court resolution that blocked its enforcement nationwide.
The ruling from a divided panel of the ninth U.S. Circuit Court docket of Appeals comes after Trump’s plan was additionally blocked by a federal decide in New Hampshire. It brings the problem one step nearer to coming again shortly earlier than the Supreme Court docket.
The ninth Circuit blocks the Trump administration from imposing the order that may deny citizenship to kids born to people who find themselves in the US illegally or quickly.
“The district court correctly concluded that the Executive Order’s proposed interpretation, denying citizenship to many persons born in the United States, is unconstitutional. We fully agree,” the bulk wrote.
Initially Revealed: July 23, 2025 at 8:20 PM EDT
