SEATTLE (AP) — President Donald Trump’s executive order denying U.S. citizenship to the children of parents living in the country illegally faced the first of what will be many legal tests on Thursday. It didn’t fare well.
A Justice Department lawyer had barely started making his arguments in a Seattle courtroom when U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour began blistering him with questions, calling the executive order “blatantly unconstitutional.” Coughenour went on to temporarily block it pending further arguments.
Here are some things to know about the decision and the lawsuits challenging Trump’s order.
What is birthright citizenship?
Birthright citizenship is the principle that someone born in a country is a citizen
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