A US District Judge in Seattle issued a temporary restraining order against President Trump's executive order that aimed to deny citizenship to children born in the US to non-citizen parents. The order, signed by Judge John Coughenour, halted the enforcement of the controversial policy nationwide for 14 days while the judge considers a longer-lasting injunction. Democratic-led states challenged the order, arguing that it violated the 14th Amendment's citizenship clause. The Justice Department, defending the order, called any judicial block 'wildly inappropriate'
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks on the day he signs documents as he issues executive orders and pardons for January 6 defendants in the Oval Office at the White House on Inauguration Day in Washington, U.S., January 20, 2025.
The states argued that Trump's order violated the right enshrined in the citizenship clause of the US Constitution's 14th Amendment which provides that anyone born in the United States is a citizen. Coughenour's order, announced following a short hearing in a packed courtroom with other judges watching, prevents Trump's policy from being enforced nationwide for 14 days while the judge considers whether to issue a long-lasting preliminary injunction.
Justice Department lawyer Brett Shumate argued that Trump's action was constitutional and called any judicial order blocking it"wildly inappropriate." But before Shumate had even finished responding to Polozola's argument, Coughenour said he had signed the temporary restraining order. More than 150,000 newborn children would be denied citizenship annually if Trump's order is allowed to stand, according to the Democratic-led states.
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