Archive · 18 Jul 2025
Trump Citizenship Order Remains Blocked Amid Court Challenges
Former President Trump's effort to stop birthright citizenship is still not working.
Courts have kept it from being used.
A judge in New Hampshire issued an order that is now in effect, protecting children.
The ACLU agrees.
Judges are still figuring out if Trump's order is legal, considering different arguments from states and the government.
They are discussing how big the order should be.
Trump's attempt to revoke birthright citizenship remains blocked by federal courts.
Judge LaPlante's order in New Hampshire, protecting affected children, took effect.
The ACLU confirmed the order protects children whose citizenship was questioned.
Over a dozen states argued in Boston that the order is unlawful and jeopardizes funding.
Judge Sorokin in Boston considered narrowing the scope of a previous injunction.
- Who
- Former President Trump, Judge LaPlante, Judge Sorokin, the ACLU, and various states.
- What
- Trump's order on birthright citizenship is blocked.
- When
- Ongoing, with recent court rulings and hearings.
- Where
- Federal courts nationwide, with specific cases in New Hampshire and Boston.
- Why
- To determine the legality and scope of Trump's executive order.
States & ACLU
Trump Administration (Implied)
Legality of Order
States & ACLU
Trump's order is unlawful and jeopardizes funding.
Trump Administration (Implied)
The government may seek to narrow the scope of the injunction.
- Subject
- Birthright Citizenship
- Legal Status
- Blocked
- Key Figures
- Trump, LaPlante, Sorokin
- Court Actions
- Injunctions and Hearings
- Plaintiff
- States and ACLU
- Location
- New Hampshire & Boston
