Washington, January 24, 2025: A U.S. federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at ending birthright citizenship for children born on U.S. soil to non-citizen parents, citing its unconstitutionality. The ruling, issued by U.S. District Judge David O. Carter, asserted that the executive order violated the 14th Amendment, which guarantees citizenship to anyone born in the United States. The order, announced by Trump in 2018, had sought to challenge over a century of legal precedent regarding birthright citizenship.
Judge Carter’s decision came after legal challenges from advocacy groups and civil rights organizations, which argued that the President’s order exceeded his constitutional authority. The ruling is seen as a significant setback for the Trump administration’s immigration policies, with the judge emphasizing that any attempt to alter birthright citizenship must come through the legislative process, not through executive action.
