Overview

• U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman certified a class of all U.S.-born children affected by the order and issued the fourth nationwide injunction against its enforcement
• Boardman’s ruling leverages the Supreme Court’s June decision that limited broad injunctions but permitted class-action nationwide blocks for complete relief
• Solicitor General D. John Sauer plans to seek Supreme Court review expeditiously but has not selected which lower court cases to present
• The dispute centers on whether the 14th Amendment’s Citizenship Clause extends to children born to undocumented or temporary-status parents
• If the Supreme Court grants review, a decision on the executive order’s constitutionality could be delivered by mid-2026