A federal judge has issued a nationwide injunction against President Donald Trump's executive order that aimed to restrict birthright citizenship. U.S. District Judge Deborah L. Boardman , appointed by President Joe Biden , ruled on Thursday (August 7) that the order likely violates the Constitution. The injunction was granted after a class-action lawsuit was filed by immigration rights group CASA, representing individuals who would be affected by the order.

Judge Boardman stated that the executive order contradicts the Fourteenth Amendment and conflicts with Supreme Court precedent. She emphasized that the plaintiffs would suffer irreparable harm without the injunction, as it would deny citizenship to children born in the U.S. to parents without permanent legal status. The judge

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