Overview

• The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit upheld a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of President Donald Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship.
• The court ruled the executive order likely violates the Fourteenth Amendment, which grants citizenship to all individuals born on U.S. soil.
• The Trump administration argued that the states suing lacked legal standing, but the court rejected this claim, finding the states had sufficient grounds to challenge the order.
• The Department of Justice did not argue the executive order’s constitutionality in its appeal, focusing instead on procedural issues like standing.
• This decision aligns with similar rulings from other courts, maintaining the nationwide block on the order while the case proceeds through the legal system.