The Trump Justice Department appealed Thursday's order blocking the president's birthright citizenship order hours after the ruling was issued.
The Justice Department filed an appeal in the 9th Circuit Thursday evening. The move comes shortly after US District Judge John Corneau extended a temporary restraining order previously issued. Coughenour has old the Trump administration in a courtroom in Washington, accusing the administration of ignoring the rule of law for political and personal interests.
“It has become increasingly clear to our president that the rule of law is merely a barrier to his policy goals. According to him, it is political or simply something to ignore. Personal interest.” Kofenoa said as he announced his ruling.
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The appeal will take place in the 9th Circuit, covering Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington and Guam. The Court of Appeals issues more progressive judgments, particularly at a higher reversal rate than other circuit courts.
Washington's ruling comes a day after a federal judge in Maryland blocked Trump's executive order.
President Donald Trump issued an executive order on his inauguration day entitled “Protecting the Meaning and Values of American Citizenship.” (Getty)
US District Judge Deborah Boardman, appointing former President Joe Biden, noted Washington's ruling, which was suspended before Trump's orders were not enacted.
The board said citizenship is a “national concern calling for uniform policy” and continues to do so even if the courts say they are not yet on the side of the administration on the issue.
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“Citizenship is the most valuable right and was explicitly recognized by the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution,” she wrote in her ruling.
Trump issued an executive order on his inauguration day entitled “Protecting the Meaning and Values of American Citizenship.” The order was one of several orders signed that day to end the birthright citizenship of children with illegal immigrants and to review the US immigration policy and border security.
The executive order aims to end the birthright citizenship of illegal immigrant children, and was one of several orders President Donald Trump signed to review US immigration policies and border security. . (Getty Images)
Supporters and opponents of the order stated, “Everyone born or naturalized in the United States opposes the meaning of the 14th amendment, subject to that jurisdiction.
The main disagreement goes beyond the provision “conditions on its jurisdiction.”
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Some legal experts argue that such a move is a constitutional change and cannot be made by executive order. Trump's advisors and other conservative legal scholars argue that the idea of giving birthright citizenship to children with illegal immigrants is based on misreading of the revision.
The bill was introduced by Republicans Lindsey Graham (SC), Katie Britt (AL), and Ted Cruz (Texas). (Getty Images)
Senate Republicans recently introduced a bill that reforms US law to end birthright citizenship in light of executive orders. Title bill “Birthrights Citizenship Act 2025” It would end the practice of automatically conferring citizenship status to people who are illegally immigrants or are temporarily legally legally in the country's parents' status as citizens.
The bill was introduced by Republican Senators of South Carolina, Katie Britt of Alabama and Ted Cruz of Texas.
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In a statement, sponsors of the bill said the measure would address what is called “one of the biggest magnets of illegal immigration.”
Louis Casiano, Adam Shaw and Peter Pinedo of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.
