Trump Reacts To Birthright Citizenship Ruling

On Thursday, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that his administration would appeal a federal judge’s decision temporarily blocking his attempt to limit birthright citizenship.

Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that the ruling by Washington State District Judge John Coughenour, who deemed the president’s order “blatantly unconstitutional,” would be challenged.

The judge’s decision placed a 14-day hold on enforcing one of Trump’s most controversial executive orders, signed shortly after he began his second term in office.

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Judge Coughenour, who has been a federal judge for over 40 years and was appointed by Republican President Ronald Reagan, expressed disbelief over the order’s constitutionality.

He said he could not recall another case where the issue was so clear-cut.

Trump stated that the administration would “obviously” appeal, while the Department of Justice reiterated its stance that the executive order “correctly interprets” the U.S. Constitution.

A Justice Department spokesperson expressed confidence in presenting a full argument to the court, emphasizing that Americans want to see the country’s laws upheld.

The 14th Amendment guarantees birthright citizenship to anyone born on U.S. soil, stating that “all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.”

Trump’s order aimed to exclude individuals in the U.S. illegally or on a visa from this provision, arguing they were not “subject to the jurisdiction” of the country.

During the hearing, Judge Coughenour criticized Justice Department attorney Brett Shumate for asserting the order’s constitutionality, saying he found it hard to believe any lawyer could claim the order was constitutional.

The ruling follows multiple lawsuits filed by 22 states, two cities, and various civil rights groups, many of which celebrated the decision. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes argued that the decision affirmed no president could alter the Constitution at will.

Washington Attorney General Nick Brown condemned Trump’s order as “un-American,” emphasizing that birthright citizenship ensures that citizenship is not determined by race, ethnicity, or parental origin.

Trump had anticipated legal challenges when signing the order and had wrongly claimed that the U.S. was the only country with birthright citizenship, though over 30 other countries, including Canada and Mexico, also have similar laws.

Opponents of the order point to the 14th Amendment’s longstanding legal precedent, which has been upheld for over a century, notably in the 1898 Supreme Court case of Wong Kim Ark, which affirmed the right of children born in the U.S., including those to immigrant parents, to U.S. citizenship.

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