Nationwide Injunction to Birthright Citizenship Executive Order

Multiple US federal district court judges (including in the states of Maryland and Washington on February 5 and 6, respectively) have issued nationwide injunctions pausing the implementation of the recent executive order focused on the interpretation of “birthright” citizenship, which President Donald Trump signed at the beginning of his second term. The executive order, Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship, proclaims that children born in the United States to certain noncitizens are not “subject to the jurisdiction” of the United States and therefore not entitled to US citizenship at birth. Nationwide Injunction to Birthright Citizenship Executive Order | Insights | Mayer Brown