FILE-Demonstrators rally in support of birthright citizenship outside the U.S. Supreme Court on April 1, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Mehmet Eser/Anadolu via Getty Images)
A federal judge blocked President Donald Trump’s latest effort to withhold citizenship from babies born in the United States to noncitizen parents.
Judge Deborah Boardman issued a preliminary at the request of immigrant rights advocates who in 2025 got a ruling from Boardman blocking the Trump administration from enforcing Trump’s initial executive order last year restricting birthright citizenship.
Judge rules against Trump’s order restricting birthright citizenship
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Citing Judge Deborah Boardman ruling, The Washington Post reported that Trump’s order would impact babies the Supreme Court already defined as citizens.
Broadman’s ruling also bans federal agencies including the Department of State, the Homeland Security, and the Social Security Administration from taking any action to interfere with, deny or fail to recognize citizenship of children.
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On June 30, the Supreme Court refused Trump’s initial effort to eliminate birthright citizenship for children whose parents were not American citizens or legal permanent residents, known as green card holders, determining that it violated the citizenship clause of the Constitution's 14th Amendment.
Trump later signed a new order on Aug. 6, 2026, that targeted "birth tourism," which means women travel to the United States to give birth, so their children can get automatic citizenship.
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Reuters reported that after Trump signed his new executive order, attorneys seeking a class-action lawsuit on behalf of babies who would be denied citizenship under Trump's 2025 order asked Boardman to block enforcement of his latest order and promise their clients' citizenship continued to be honored.
Separately, the State Department on Tuesday drafted proposed guidance requiring parents applying for passports for their children to show proof of their own citizenship or immigration status to implement Trump’s executive order.
The Source: Information for this story was provided by Reuters and The Washington Post, which cites a federal judge’s ruling against President Donald Trump’s restrictions for birthright citizenship. This story was reported from Washington, D.C.