The Department of Justice (DOJ) has appealed a federal judge’s order blocking President Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship.
Driving the news: The executive order aimed to restrict birthright citizenship and was signed on Trump’s first day back in office.
- The nationwide preliminary injunction was granted at the request of four Democratic state attorneys general and private plaintiffs.
The big picture: The appeal will be heard by the US Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, marking the first Justice Department appeal of a lawsuit challenging major Trump administration actions.
- The judge who granted the injunction criticized the administration’s efforts to redefine birthright citizenship guaranteed by the 14th Amendment.
- The order followed a similar injunction granted by a federal judge in Maryland.
- Nine lawsuits have been filed challenging the executive order, with hearings expected in Boston and Concord, NH in the coming days.
