A federal judge has again barred President Donlad Trump’s administration from enforcing his ‘contentious executive’ order ending birthright citizenship across the country.
The development reignited a legal staff that has been underway since the beginning of Mr Trump’s second term in office even as the U.S. Supreme Court restricted the ability of judges to block his policies using nationwide injunctions, the New York Times report.
U.S. District Judge Joseph Laplante for the District of New Hampshire made the ruling on Thursday after immigrant rights advocates implored him to grant class action status to a lawsuit, they filed seeking to represent any babies whose citizenship status would be threatened by Trump’s policy implementation.
Mr Laplante agreed the plaintiffs could proceed as a class, allowing him to issue a fresh judicial order blocking implementation of the Republican president’s policy nationally.
His order ensures a new round of litigation and appeals.
An appointee of former President George W. Bush, the judge said he would issue a written order later in the day.
He added that he would stay his ruling for seven days to allow the Trump administration to appeal and would issue a written decision by the end of the day.
Recall that the Trump administration fought to end the longstanding custom granting automatic citizenship to people born in the United States regardless of their parents’ immigration status.
Under the Supreme Court’s decision, Mr Trump’s executive order was to take effect on July 27.
