Federal judge blocks Trump's new bid to abolish birthright citizenship citing Supreme Court precedent

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Fouda, M. (2026, September 3). Federal judge blocks Trump's new bid to abolish birthright citizenship citing Supreme Court precedent. Euronews. http://www.euronews.com/2026/09/03/federal-judge-blocks-trumps-new-bid-to-abolish-birthright-citizenship-citing-supreme-court

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A federal judge has blocked President Trump's latest attempt to restrict birthright citizenship through an executive order issued on August 6. US District Judge Deborah Boardman in Maryland cited Supreme Court precedent in her 35-page ruling, stating that children born on US soil are "citizens at birth" and that the president's order is "almost certainly unconstitutional." This marks the second time Trump's plans to abolish a constitutional right have been blocked by federal courts. The judge rejected arguments from administration attorneys that the block was premature, saying the executive order would deny citizenship documents to certain categories of children regardless of guidance from federal agencies.
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On Wednesday, US District Judge Deborah Boardman of Maryland blocked President Donald Trump's executive order from August 6th that aimed to limit who qualifies for birthright citizenship. The move is the second time Trump's plans to abolish this constitutional right have been shot down by federal courts, following a previous rejection by the US Supreme Court. In her ruling, Boardman wrote that the Supreme Court has already established that children born in the US are "citizens at birth", making Trump's order "almost certainly unconstitutional". This decision is seen as a victory for immigrant rights groups, who have challenged the administration's efforts to restrict birthright citizenship.

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“Article A reports on a court ruling blocking an executive order limiting birthright citizenship, while Article B discusses a court ruling affecting DACA recipients' pathway to citizenship, indicating two separate events”
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Maryland The Supreme Court The US Supreme Court We Are CASA the United States

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Trump PERSON · 6× The Supreme Court ORG · 3× Boardman PERSON · 2× Maryland ORG · 2× The US Supreme Court ORG · 2× Deborah Boardman PERSON · 1× Donald Trump PERSON · 1× Shana Khader PERSON · 1× We Are CASA ORG · 1× the United States GPE · 1×

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The president's efforts to curb birthright citizenship are part of his wider campaign to limit immigration, which includes expelling millions of undocumented migrants and removing deportation protections from nationals of more than a dozen countries.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-03
🔮 In his first executive order on the issue, Trump said that children born to parents in the United States illegally or on temporary visas would not automatically become US citizens.

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The ruling is the second time Trump’s ambitious plans of abolishing a constitutional right were shot down by federal courts. asserted
plans → abolish → courts
The US Supreme Court earlier blocked an executive attempt at abolishing the right to children born to parents who do not hold legal residence status. asserted
who → block → status
A US federal judge blocked the Trump administration on Wednesday from enforcing a new executive order limiting who qualifies for birthright citizenship. asserted
who → block → citizenship
The move thwarts President Donald Trump's latest attempt to restrict the constitutional right, which comes after the US Supreme Court rejected his previous effort. asserted
Court → thwart → effort
US District Judge Deborah Boardman of Maryland issued a preliminary injunction following an appeal by rights groups who challenged Trump's executive order from 6 August targeting what he termed "birth tourism." asserted
he → issue → what
"The Supreme Court has spoken: Children in the certified class are 'citizens at birth'," Boardman wrote in her 35-page ruling, adding the president's August order "is almost certainly unconstitutional." Immigrant rights groups cheered the decision. asserted
groups → speak → decision
"When it comes to attacking birthright citizenship, the Trump administration has lost before this court, lost before the Supreme Court, and lost again today," said Shana Khader, Legal Director at We Are CASA, a Maryland-based group. asserted
We → come → Are
Trump's latest executive order was aimed at those who he alleges enter the country under the guise of tourism while actually intending to give birth. asserted
he → aim → birth
In his first executive order on the issue, Trump said that children born to parents in the United States illegally or on temporary visas would not automatically become US citizens. asserted
children → say → visas
Lower courts blocked that move, ruling that under the Citizenship Clause of the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution, nearly everyone born on US soil is an American citizen. asserted
everyone → block → soil
The Supreme Court agreed. asserted
Court → agree → ?
The administration's attorneys argued that the request to block the order was premature and said the federal agencies tasked with enforcing it would use “appropriate measures” to do so, relying on official guidance that hasn't been issued yet. asserted
that → argue → guidance
The judge rejected that argument. asserted
judge → reject → argument
“No matter what the guidance says, the 2026 Executive Order commands agencies to deny citizenship documents to several broad categories of children,” Boardman wrote. asserted
Boardman → say → children
“The White House must recognise it will not succeed in stripping children of their right to citizenship, evading binding court decisions or placing the president’s anti-immigrant agenda above the Constitution,” said Khader in a prepared statement. asserted
Khader → recognise → statement
The president's efforts to curb birthright citizenship are part of his wider campaign to limit immigration, which includes expelling millions of undocumented migrants and removing deportation protections from nationals of more than a dozen countries. asserted
which → curb → countries
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