A federal judge agreed Thursday to issue a new nationwide block against President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship.

The ACLU filed the lawsuit on behalf of a pregnant immigrant, undocumented parents, and their U.S.-born children.

U.S. District Judge Joseph Laplante issued a nationwide preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of President Trump’s executive order seeking to restrict birthright citizenship for certain children born in the United States.

A federal judge in New Hampshire has issued a ruling pausing President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship from taking effect anywhere in the United States

Federal District Judge Joseph Laplante has certified a class consisting of all current and future children who stand to lose citizenship rights because of Trump's order, and issued a preliminary injunction barring enforcement of the order against all members of that class.

A federal judge in New Hampshire on Thursday issued a preliminary injunction blocking President Donald Trump’s executive order banning birthright citizenship, and granting a nationwide class

A federal court in New Hampshire today blocked President Trump’s executive order restricting birthright citizenship and certified

In a closely watched decision issued on June 27, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in Trump v. CASA, Inc., No. 24A884, that federal district courts lacked authority to issue universal (nationwide) injunctions blocking enforcement of federal policies.

The Supreme Court can still invalidate the newest national injunction and allow the order to go into effect anywhere it is not currently barred from doing so. That would create administrative chaos, the authors write.