NonilexJul 10

Judge blocks #Trump #BirthrightCitizenship order despite #SCOTUS ruling [because they are hella wrong]

A federal judge on Thursday has again barred the Trump admin from enforcing his #ExecutiveOrder limiting birthright citizenship nationwide after the #US #SupremeCourt restricted the ability of judges to block his policies using #NationwideInjunctions.

#law #immigration #Constitution #judiciary
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/judge-weigh-blocking-trump-birthright-citizenship-despite-supreme-court-ruling-2025-07-10/

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U.S. District Judge Joseph Laplante in Concord, New Hampshire, made the ruling after #ImmigrantRights advocates implored him to grant #ClassAction status to a lawsuit they filed seeking to represent any babies whose #citizenship status would be threatened by implementation of #Trump's directive.

#law #SCOTUS #BirthrightCitizenship #NationwideInjunctions #immigration #Constitution #Judiciary #AbuseOfPower

Show threadNonilexJul 10

Judge Laplante agreed the plaintiffs could proceed as a #class, allowing him to issue a fresh judicial order blocking implementation of #Trump's policy nationally.

The question of whether to issue an #injunction was "not a close call," he said, noting #children could be deprived of #US #citizenship if Trump's order took effect.

"That’s irreparable harm, citizenship alone," he said. "It is the greatest privilege that exists in the world.”

#law #BirthrightCitizenship #immigration #Judiciary

Show threadNonilexJul 10

The judge said he would stay his ruling for a few days to allow the #Trump admin to appeal & would issue a written decision by the end of the day.

The #ACLU & others filed the suit just hours after #SCOTUS on June 27 issued a 6-3 ruling, by its conservative majority, that narrowed 3 #NationwideInjunctions issued by #judges in separate challenges to Trump's directive. The suit was filed on behalf of non-US citizens living in the #UnitedStates whose babies might be affected.

#law #judiciary

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Under #SCOTUS’ decision, Trump's #ExecutiveOrder would take effect on July 27.

Looking to seize upon an exception in the Supreme Court's ruling, the lawyers for the plaintiffs argued that the decision allows #judges to continue to block #Trump policies on a nationwide basis in #ClassAction lawsuits.

#law #SCOTUS #BirthrightCitizenship #NationwideInjunctions #immigration #Constitution #Judiciary #AbuseOfPower

Jul 10 at 3:14pmWeb
Show threadNonilexJul 10

The 3 judges who issued #NationwideInjunctions found that #Trump's directive likely violates #citizenship language in the US #Constitution's #14thAmendment. The amendment states that all "persons born or naturalized in the United States, & subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States & of the state wherein they reside."

#law #SCOTUS #BirthrightCitizenship #immigration #Judiciary #AbuseOfPower

Show threadNonilexJul 10

The #DOJ has argued that #Trump's order conforms with the #Constitution & has asked Laplante to find that the plaintiffs cannot sue as a #class.

#SCOTUS’ ruling did not address the legal merits of Trump's order, which the Republican president issued as part of his hardline #immigration agenda on his first day back in office in January.

#law #BirthrightCitizenship #NationwideInjunctions #Constitution #Judiciary #AbuseOfPower

Show threadNonilexJul 10

#Trump's order directs federal agencies to refuse to recognize the #citizenship of #US born #children who do not have at least one parent who is an American #citizen or lawful permanent #resident, also known as a "#GreenCard" holder.

>150,000 newborns would be denied citizenship annually if it takes effect nationally, acc/to Democratic-led states & #ImmigrantRights advocates who have challenged it.

#law #SCOTUS #BirthrightCitizenship #immigration #Constitution #Judiciary #AbuseOfPower

Show threadMy Head’s Exploding 🤯 💥Jul 10
@Nonilex The Constitution’s verbiage seems pretty clear!