Federal Judge to Review Challenge to Trump's Birthright Citizenship Order
A federal judge is set to examine whether to halt the enforcement of former President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting birthright citizenship, despite a recent Supreme Court decision that curbed the use of nationwide injunctions against his policies.
Lawyers from the American Civil Liberties Union will argue before U.S. District Judge Joseph Laplante in Concord, New Hampshire, seeking class-action status for their lawsuit. The case represents families whose children’s citizenship status could be jeopardized if the policy is implemented.
If granted, class-action status would enable Judge Laplante to issue a nationwide injunction against the directive. The ACLU filed the lawsuit shortly after the Supreme Court, in a 6-3 ruling on June 27, restricted multiple nationwide injunctions against Trump’s order. The administration is set to enforce the policy starting July 27.
The plaintiffs’ legal team contends that the Supreme Court’s decision still permits nationwide injunctions in class-action cases, a potential loophole they hope to leverage.
### Other Developments
- Former President Trump sent a strongly worded letter to Brazil’s leader, imposing new tariffs and criticizing the prosecution of ex-President Jair Bolsonaro. Bolsonaro faces charges for attempting to remain in power after losing an election and encouraging unrest among his supporters. Brazil’s current president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, dismissed Trump’s demands, emphasizing the independence of Brazil’s judiciary and rejecting claims of an unfavorable trade imbalance. Online commentators ridiculed Bolsonaro’s potential successor for aligning with Trump, sharing edited clips of him wearing a "MAGA" hat.
- Amid fears that staffing cuts could undermine NASA’s operations, Trump announced that Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy would temporarily lead the space agency.
- In a diplomatic gaffe, Trump praised Liberia’s president for his strong English skills, apparently unaware of the country’s history as a settlement for freed Black Americans in the 19th century.
- The Supreme Court upheld a block on a Florida law, backed by Republicans, that criminalizes unauthorized entry into the state by undocumented immigrants.
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