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US: Judge blocks Trump blatantly unconstitutional executive order to end birthright citizenship

US: Judge blocks Trump blatantly unconstitutional executive order to end birthright citizenship

Washington, Jan 24 (UNI) A federal judge said Thursday that President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship was “blatantly unconstitutional” and issued a temporary restraining order to block it, media reports said.
Judge John Coughenour, a Ronald Reagan appointee who sits in Seattle, granted the request by Washington Attorney General Nick Brown and three other Democratic-led states for the emergency order halting implementation of the policy for the next 14 days while there are more briefings in the legal challenge, the CNN reported.
“I have been on the bench for over four decades. I can’t remember another case where the question presented was as clear,” CNN quoted Coughenour.
“Where were the lawyers” when the decision to sign the executive order was made, the judge asked. He said that it “boggled” his mind that a member of the bar would claim the order was constitutional.
The Democratic-led states are seeking a temporary restraining order, as they argue that Trump’s executive order is a blatant violation of the Constitution’s 14th Amendment, which guarantees citizenship to all children born on US soil “and subject to the jurisdiction thereof.”
According to reports, an attorney for the state of Washington, Lane Polozola told the judge that “births cannot be paused” while the court considers the case.
CNN quoted Polozola saying,' Babies are being born today here, and in the plaintiff states and around the country, with a cloud cast over their citizenship.'
Children denied citizenship under Trump’s order will face “longterm substantial negative impacts,” he added.
Polozola also argued that the Trump administration not only ignored those harms in the filings it has submitted so far in the dispute, but that harm “appears to be the purpose” of the executive order.
Beyond the impact that Trump’s order will have on their residents, Washington and the other states are arguing that the end of birthright citizenship will burden their state programs financially and logistically, as those children are shut off from federal benefits that they would be entitled to as citizens.
The Trump administration is arguing that that clause “subject to the jurisdiction thereof” allows the president to exclude the children of undocumented immigrants and even children whose parents are lawfully present but lack permanent legal status.
According to media reports, Justice Department attorney Brett Shumate urged the judge to hold off on issuing an emergency order blocking the policy until there was more briefing on the policy. “I understand your concerns,” Shumate said, but he urged the court against making “a snap judgment on the merits.”
Shumate noted that the other cases challenging the executive order were moving on a slower timeline and argued that “imminent harm” is threatening the states.
At the White House on Thursday, Trump told reporters the administration will contest the ruling.
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