Judge nominated by Biden issues nationwide block on Trump's executive order concerning birthright citizenship
President Trump's Birthright Citizenship Executive Order Blocked Nationwide
President Donald Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship, signed on the first day of his second White House term, is currently blocked nationwide by multiple federal court injunctions.
The latest injunction was issued by a federal judge, Deborah L. Boardman, in August 2025. Judge Boardman, a Biden-appointed judge, cited that the order likely violates the Constitution, referencing the 14th Amendment and Supreme Court precedent, and emphasizing harm to affected plaintiffs if the order were enforced.
The order aimed to end automatic citizenship for children born in the U.S. to parents who are undocumented or on temporary visas, a significant departure from the traditional interpretation of the 14th Amendment upheld by the Supreme Court in United States v. Wong Kim Ark (1898).
The Supreme Court reviewed the executive order in May, but did not address its legality. The Court's ruling focused on the authority of lower courts to issue nationwide injunctions.
The order was blocked by lower courts before reaching the Supreme Court, and this is the fourth time a federal judge has issued a block on the executive order since the Supreme Court's ruling in June.
Immigration rights group CASA took further action in the case following the Supreme Court's ruling, and a flurry of action from the ACLU, CASA, and other immigrant advocacy groups followed, amending their filings.
The judge concluded that the balance of equities and the public interest weigh in favor of a preliminary injunction, and also stated that the plaintiffs will suffer irreparable harm without injunctive relief. The judge also argued that the executive order contradicts the plain language of the Fourteenth Amendment and conflicts with binding Supreme Court precedent.
As of August 2025, Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship is not in effect due to a series of federal court injunctions that maintain the status quo of birthright citizenship guaranteed under the Constitution, consistent with the Supreme Court's current interpretations and rulings on nationwide injunctions.
- The blocked nationwide executive order by President Donald Trump aimed to alter the policy-and-legislation of birthright citizenship, a departure from the traditional interpretation that conflicted with the Fourteenth Amendment and Supreme Court precedent.
- The latest court ruling on President Trump's contested executive order on birthright citizenship highlights the opinion that it contradicts the plain language of the Fourteenth Amendment and clashes with binding Supreme Court precedent, keeping the politics of this general-news issue currently frozen under the status quo.
