A federal judge on Wednesday stopped the implementation of President Donald Trump’s executive order to restrict birthright citizenship in the United States.
The decision effectively halts one of Trump’s contentious plans, which was slated to go into force statewide on February 19.
According to the New York Times, District Judge Deborah Boardman stated that denying birthright citizenship would result in irreparable injury.
Judge Boardman stressed that Trump’s order contradicts the plain language of the 14th Amendment, which provides citizenship to anyone born in the nation.
“The denial of the sacred right to citizenship will result in irreparable harm.
“No court in the country has ever endorsed the president’s interpretation,” Boardman stated, adding, “This court will not be the first,” according to The New York Times.
The current verdict follows a similar decision by a federal judge in Washington state, who gave a 14-day stay of the order in January.
Remember that Judge John Coughenour called the proposal “blatantly unconstitutional,” prompting Trump to declare his determination to appeal.
The legal challenge focuses on the 14th Amendment, which was passed in 1868 and grants citizenship to all individuals born in the United States.