The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled that Trump's Executive Order aimed at eliminating U.S. birthright citizenship is invalid. The ruling is based on the clear language of the Fourteenth Amendment, which grants citizenship to all persons born in the United States and subject to its jurisdiction. This decision follows a Supreme Court ruling that limited lower courts' abilities to freeze federal policies but does allow for broader relief through class-action lawsuits. The Trump administration is now facing renewed challenges related to this policy.
We conclude that the Executive Order is invalid because it contradicts the plain language of the Fourteenth Amendment's grant of citizenship to 'all persons born in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof,' per the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling.
The Supreme Court limited lower courts' powers, but left room for broader relief through the filing of class-action lawsuits. The Trump administration has since faced fresh challenges to the policy.
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