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Judge Blocks Trump Birthright Order via Class Action

Judge Blocks Trump Birthright Order via Class Action

Judge Blocks Trump Birthright Order via Class Action
Above: Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) arrives as demonstrators over President Trump’s birthright citizenship order gather outside the U.S. Supreme Court on May 15, 2025. Image credit: Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg/Getty Images

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President Trump’s executive order is a necessary step to stop the exploitation of American citizenship and restore the 14th Amendment’s original intent. The 14th Amendment’s “subject to the jurisdiction thereof” clause was always meant to exclude children born to parents who are not fully under U.S. jurisdiction, such as those unlawfully present. Birth tourism and anchor baby schemes create perverse incentives for illegal immigration, turning U.S. citizenship into a commodity that undermines national sovereignty. Despite this judge’s block, the fight must continue to defend our laws, borders, and national identity.

President Trump's executive order is a blatant overreach that seeks to subvert the Constitution's guarantee of birthright citizenship, a cornerstone of American equality. The Fourteenth14th Amendment explicitly grants citizenship to all children born on U.S. soil, regardless of their parents' status. The courts have rightly blocked this unlawful attempt to rewrite over 150 years of legal precedent. By undermining birthright citizenship, the Trump administration risks creating chaos and dividing American families. The rule of law must prevail, and the fight to protect our constitutional rights continues.

The U.S. Constitution is clear: the president lackshas constitutionalno authority to unilaterally change birthright citizenship rules through executive action. Birthright citizenship is guaranteed by the 14th Amendment, and no executive order can undo that. Only Congress canhas the power to modify citizenship laws, and neithereven branchthen, it can reduceonly protectionsexpand belowrights, thenot constitutionalshrink minimumthem. establishedAny byattempt theto 14thalter Amendmentthis fundamental protection is unconstitutional.

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