A federal judge has blocked President Trump's executive order attempting to restrict birthright citizenship. The order, which claimed to define birthright citizenship narrowly, was challenged by attorneys general from 18 states and the cities of San Francisco and Washington, D.C. The ruling cites the 14th Amendment, which guarantees birthright citizenship to those born within the U.S.
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“President Trump may believe that he is above the law, but today’s preliminary injunction sends a clear message: He is not a king, and he cannot rewrite the Constitution with the stroke of a pen," the attorneys general said in a statement., U.S. District Judge John C.
They also argue that Trump’s order would cost states funding they rely on to “provide essential services” — from foster care to health care for low-income children, to “early interventions for infants, toddlers, and students with disabilities.”
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