U.S. District Judge John Coughenour, appointed by former President Ronald Reagan, signed the temporary restraining order on Thursday to block Trump’s action. Coughenour’s decision just days after a number of states, including New Jersey, sued the Trump administration over the move.
His ‘weaponization’ executive order begins with a list of misleading accusations against the Biden administration.
The order is titled “Ending the Weaponization of the Federal Government,” but it asserts that the Biden administration might have acted illegally and directs agencies to seek evidence.
Questions about whether Native Americans born in the United States have birthright citizenship if they aren’t “subject to the jurisdiction” of the U.S. — such as if they live on sovereign tribal land — were raised in a U.S. Justice Department filing this week defending President Donald Trump’s executive order suspending such citizenship.
The New Mexico Department of Justice is challenging President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship. The president issued the order on Monday
It also signaled it could seek to back out of Biden-era agreements with police departments that engaged in discrimination or violence.
A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's executive order redefining birthright citizenship, calling it "blatantly unconstitutional" during the first hearing in a multi-state effort challenging the order.
The order has already become the subject of five lawsuits by civil rights groups and Democratic attorneys general from 22 states.
Measure directs Justice Department to not enforce the law for 75 days while administration determines “the appropriate course forward.”
The judge, an appointee of Republican former President Ronald Reagan, dealt the first legal setback to the hardline policies on immigration that are a centerpiece of Trump’s second term as president.