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A federal judge temporarily blocks Trump’s executive order redefining birthright citizenship
By MIKE CATALINI and GENE JOHNSONUpdated 5:47 PM CST, January 23, 2025
SEATTLE (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order denying U.S. citizenship to the children of parents living in the country illegally, calling it “blatantly unconstitutional” during the first hearing in a multi-state effort challenging the order.
The 14th Amendment to the Constitution promises citizenship to those born on U.S. soil, a measure ratified in 1868 to ensure citizenship for former slaves after the Civil War. But in an effort to curb unlawful immigration, Trump issued the executive order just after being sworn in for his second term on Monday.
The order would deny citizenship to those born after Feb. 19 whose parents are in the country illegally. It also forbids U.S. agencies from issuing any document or accepting any state document recognizing citizenship for such children.
Trump’s order drew immediate legal challenges across the country, with at least five lawsuits being brought by 22 states and a number of immigrants rights groups. A lawsuit brought by Washington, Arizona, Oregon and Illinois was the first to get a hearing. ...
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'Blatantly unconstitutional': US judge temporarily blocks Trump's ban on birthright citizenship
U.S. District Judge John Coughenour, a Ronald Reagan appointee, told the court he could not remember in his more than 40 years on the bench seeing a case so "blatantly unconstitutional."
www.foxnews.com
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apnews.com
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www.cbsnews.com
Trump targets California water policy as he prepares to tour LA fire damage
President Donald Trump is criticizing California water policy as he prepares to tour wildfire damage in Los Angeles.
apnews.com
Trump pardons DC officers convicted in death and cover up | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump has issued a “full and unconditional pardon” to Washington, DC, police lieutenant Andrew Zabavsky and officer Terence Sutton for their roles in the death of 20-year-old Karon Hylton-Brown, a case that drew protests on the heels of the murder of George Floyd.
www.cnn.com
Why meeting Trump's military spending target could be tough for NATO's lowest spender
Europe’s military heavyweights have already said that meeting Donald Trump’s potential challenge to spend up to 5% of their economic output on security would be challenging.
apnews.com
Donald Trump says he 'would rather not' impose tariffs on China - live updates
In the second part of a Fox News interview, the US president said tariffs were their "one very big power" over China.
www.bbc.com
Trump continues to defend Jan. 6 pardons, suggests Biden should have pardoned himself
President Donald Trump continued to defend his controversial pardons of the Jan. 6 rioters with false claims that they were wrongly prosecuted.
abcnews.go.com
House Republicans seek to close 'loophole' in 14th Amendment - Washington Examiner
A federal judge blocked President Donald Trump's order targeting the Constitution's 14th Amendment.
www.washingtonexaminer.com
Dems ask Trump USDA pick who will do 'backbreaking' farming amid mass deportations
Lawmakers want to know if President Donald Trump's plans of mass deportation for illegal immigrants will impact American farmers and create a worker shortage.
www.foxnews.com
Kristi Noem's immigration rhetoric overlooks stark economic realities in her own state
Gov. Kristi Noem’s heated rhetoric on immigration belies a stark economic reality in her own state: With unemployment at 1.9% — the lowest in the country — South Dakota faces an acute labor shortage and has grown increasingly dependent on the same migrants she may be tasked with deporting as Preside
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Executive actions Trump has taken so far | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump has taken the first steps toward enacting his sweeping agenda with a series of executive actions that are expected to kickstart his promised transformation of the federal government.
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Experts worry that Trump's Jan. 6 pardons will legitimize political violence, embolden extremists
President Donald Trump's pardons of those convicted in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol and the rhetoric of retribution from some of those released this week is raising deep concern among attorneys, former federal investigators and experts who follow extremism.
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Trump administration expected to go outside CDC for acting director
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