Federal judge blocks Trump’s latest attempt to restrict birthright citizenship
Supreme court ruled in June against president’s earlier order to change citizenship rules for babies born in US A federal judge has temporarily blocked Donald Trump ’s latest attempt to restrict birthright citizenship – the longstanding principle that all babies born in the US are guaranteed American citizenship. The decision came nearly a month after the president tried for a second time to limit via executive order which people born in the US can become American citizens. The supreme court…
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- First observed by CurrentWire: NBC News · Sep 2, 2026 at 7:17 PM ET
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Federal judge blocks Trump’s latest order limiting birthright citizenship(opens original report in a new tab)The judge cited the Supreme Court’s June ruling that blocked Trump’s earlier order seeking to limit citizenship by birth. — NBC News
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