President Trump Responds to Judge’s Decision to Temporarily Block His Executive Order on Birthright Citizenship (VIDEO)

by Cristina Laila Jan. 23, 2025 4:30 pm



President Trump on Thursday said he will appeal the judge’s decision to block his executive order on birthright citizenship.

On Thursday Seattle-based US District Judge John Coughenour, a Reagan appointee, temporarily blocked Trump’s birthright citizenship order.

According to President Trump’s order, the 14th Amendment is being misinterpreted by the left to give citizenship to ‘anchor babies.’

“It is the policy of the United States that no department or agency of the United States government shall issue documents recognizing United States citizenship, or accept documents issued by State, local, or other governments or authorities purporting to recognize United States citizenship, to persons: (1) when that person’s mother was unlawfully present in the United States and the person’s father was not a United States citizen or lawful permanent resident at the time of said person’s birth, or (2) when that person’s mother’s presence in the United States was lawful but temporary, and the person’s father was not a United States citizen or lawful permanent resident at the time of said person’s birth,” Trump’s order stated.

Trump’s order argued the 14th Amendment has always excluded babies born to people in the US illegally.

“[The] Fourteenth Amendment has never been interpreted to extend citizenship universally to everyone born within the United States. The Fourteenth Amendment has always excluded from birthright citizenship persons who were born in the United States but not “subject to the jurisdiction thereof.” Consistent with this understanding, the Congress has further specified through legislation that “a person born in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof” is a national and citizen of the United States at birth, 8 U.S.C. 1401, generally mirroring the Fourteenth Amendment’s text,” the order stated.

On Tuesday, Democrat state attorneys general filed a lawsuit to halt Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship.

In response to four Democrat-led states, Judge Coughenour blocked Trump’s executive order until February 6 and said he may consider a permanent injunction.

“I have been on the bench for over four decades,” Judge Coughenour said, according to ABC News. “I can’t remember another case where the question presented is as clear as it is here. This is a blatantly unconstitutional order.”

A reporter asked President Trump about the judge’s temporary restraining order on Thursday.

“Obviously we will appeal it,” Trump said as he was signing executive orders in the Oval Office.

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