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Federal Court Puts Indefinite Hold on Trump’s Order Ending Birthright Citizenship

HeadlineFeb 06, 2025

A federal judge in Maryland has ordered a nationwide, indefinite hold on President Trump’s executive order to block birthright citizenship. U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman — a Biden nominee — ruled Wednesday that civil rights groups suing to stop Trump’s order were “very likely” to succeed in their argument that it “conflicts with the plain language of the 14th Amendment.”

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