“All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States.”
Reagan appointed U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour ruled in favor of the Constitution and the case brought forth by the states of Washington, Arizona, Illinois and Oregon, which argued the 14th Amendment and Supreme Court case law have cemented birthright citizenship. He issued a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) that will prevent The Fascist Felon Guy from unilaterally ending Birthright Citizenship.
"This is blatantly unconstitutional order," the judge told a lawyer with the U.S. Justice Department defending Trump's order.
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Coughenour interrupted before Brett Shumate, a Justice Department attorney, could even complete his first sentence.
“In your opinion Is this executive order constitutional?” he asked.
Shumate said “it absolutely is.”
“Frankly, I have difficulty understanding how a member of the Bar could state unequivocally that this is a constitutional order,” Coughenour said. “It just boggles my mind.”
Seattle Times:
The executive order will remain blocked for at least 14 days while lawsuits in Washington and elsewhere over Trump’s action proceed.
Coughenour’s ruling is the first after a flurry of lawsuits was filed this week across the country attempting to block the executive order. Washington was joined in its lawsuit by Oregon, Illinois and Arizona. Eighteen other states filed a similar lawsuit in federal court in Massachusetts, and several immigrants rights groups have sued the administration in federal court in New Hampshire.