February 19, 2025
A Maryland federal judge declined to narrow an injunction blocking the enforcement of President Donald Trump's executive order limiting birthright citizenship, saying a nationwide injunction is appropriate given the Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project's 680,000-person membership across all 50 states.
February 12, 2025
The U.S. Department of Justice has called on a Maryland federal judge to narrow the scope of a nationwide injunction blocking the implementation of President Donald Trump's executive order limiting birthright citizenship, saying it should apply only to the individuals identified in the suit.
February 05, 2025
A Maryland federal judge on Wednesday issued a nationwide injunction blocking President Donald Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship.
February 03, 2025
Iowa and 17 other Republican-led states backed the U.S. Department of Justice on Monday in urging federal judges on both coasts to allow enforcement of President Donald Trump's order limiting birthright citizenship, contending the 14th Amendment's citizenship clause has been misconstrued to spur "illegal immigration."
January 29, 2025
Local governments and officials representing more than 70 jurisdictions spanning 24 states expressed support on Wednesday for a nationwide pause on President Donald Trump's order restricting birthright citizenship, warning federal judges the mandate will otherwise fuel administrative dysfunction and detract from publicly funded programs.
January 23, 2025
A U.S. Department of Justice attorney on Thursday was unable to tell a Maryland federal judge with absolute certainty if any portion of President Donald Trump's executive order limiting birthright citizenship is already in effect, hours before a Washington federal judge blocked the policy nationwide.
January 22, 2025
Five pregnant women and two immigrant advocacy organizations hit the Trump administration with yet another lawsuit, in Maryland federal court, challenging the president's executive order ending birthright citizenship in the United States.