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Courts Sustain Dual Nationwide Blocks on Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order

This outcome stems from a Supreme Court decision barring universal injunctions without eliminating class-action pathways for comprehensive relief.

FILE - Mairelise Robinson, a U.S. citizen who is 6 months pregnant, attends a protest in support of birthright citizenship, outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, May 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
FILE - Hannah Liu, 26, of Washington, holds up a sign in support of birthright citizenship, May 15, 2025, outside of the Supreme Court in Washington. "This is enshrined in the Constitution. My parents are Chinese immigrants," says Liu. "They came here on temporary visas so I derive my citizenship through birthright." (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media, after the U.S. Supreme Court dealt a blow to the power of federal judges by restricting their ability to grant broad legal relief in cases as the justices acted in a legal fight over President Donald Trump's bid to limit birthright citizenship, in the Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington D.C., June 27, 2025. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno/File Photo

Overview

  • Judge Joseph Laplante’s class-action injunction took effect July 18 after the Justice Department declined to appeal, reinstating a nationwide stay on Trump’s order.
  • U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin heard 18 states and D.C. urging him to maintain his February injunction under the Supreme Court’s new limits on universal stays.
  • The Justice Department has asked Sorokin to narrow or overturn his block, arguing that individuals are best positioned to challenge their own citizenship status.
  • Opponents contend the order breaches the 14th Amendment, would disrupt Medicaid and SNAP eligibility and create an unworkable patchwork of state policies.
  • The administration is poised to enforce the order on July 27, with further appeals expected in federal appellate courts and potentially the Supreme Court.