A federal judge has invalidated President Trump's executive order that sought to change the interpretation of the birthright citizenship clause in the 14th Amendment. The ruling comes after a lawsuit filed by civil rights groups on behalf of affected pregnant women, challenging the legality of the order, which claims that children born in the U.S. to noncitizen parents should not qualify for citizenship. This contradicts over a century of Supreme Court rulings affirming universal citizenship for those born in the U.S.
U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman ruled Trump's executive order aimed at redefining birthright citizenship as unconstitutional, citing a long-standing legal precedent that supports citizenship for all born in the U.S.
Joseph Mead, attorney for the plaintiffs, emphasized, 'This executive order is such a departure from settled law. It's so abrupt and such a departure from what we've been doing for over a century.'
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