Overview

• On July 10, U.S. District Judge Joseph Laplante certified a nationwide class action and issued a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of President Trump’s executive order for all U.S.-born infants pending appeal.
• The Supreme Court’s June 26 decision curtailed universal injunctions, allowing the administration to enforce the citizenship order in states without active court blocks beginning July 27.
• The Justice Department has drafted guidance requiring verification of parents’ immigration status before issuing federal citizenship documents, raising the prospect of uneven state-by-state implementation.
• The administration has appealed Laplante’s injunction to the 1st Circuit and is poised to seek further Supreme Court review on both procedural limits and the order’s constitutionality.
• Experts warn that a piecemeal rollout could create administrative chaos and render some U.S.-born infants stateless, intensifying the conflict between executive authority and the 14th Amendment.