Appeals Court rejects Trump’s birthright order!
Washington, Jul 23 (EFE).-
An appeals court ruled Wednesday against United States President Donald Trump’s executive order eliminating birthright citizenship in the country.
The decision, which upholds a previous ruling issued by a lower court, calls the president’s action “unconstitutional” and prohibits its implementation nationwide.
The lawsuit was filed by four Democratic-led states – Washington, Arizona, Illinois, and Oregon – and marks the first time an appeals court has issued a ruling on this case.
“The district court correctly concluded that the proposed interpretation of the Executive Order, which denies citizenship to many persons born in the US, is unconstitutional. We fully agree,” wrote the court’s judges, who ruled 2-1 against the executive order.
Today’s ruling comes less than a month after the supreme court issued a ruling limiting the power of federal judges to issue nationwide injunctions.
The decision allows exceptions for class-action lawsuits and for states if a court deems a nationwide injunction necessary in their lawsuits, as is the case today by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in California.
The plaintiffs argue that even if their states allow birthright citizenship, other states’ failure to do so would cause them “irreparable harm.”
States “will be denied federal reimbursement for medical care and social services provided to children who would no longer be considered citizens under the Executive Order, and will incur substantial administrative costs associated with complying with the Order,” the ruling said.
On his second day in office, Trump signed an executive order to eliminate the birthright of citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants and migrants with temporary visas. The decree contradicts the 14th Amendment to the 1868 Constitution, which considers anyone born in the US a citizen. EFE
