Court asked to block Trump's 2nd executive order targeting birthright citizenship

President Donald Trump's quest to overturn birthright citizenship for select groups of children was rebuffed by the U.S. Supreme Court. The same legal team that successfully defended Trump's initial attempt now seeks a federal judge's clarification that the Court's ruling also invalidates a second executive order. This second order, signed by Trump last week, aims to deny citizenship to children born on U.S. soil to certain non-citizens or in territories where citizenship isn't automatically granted.

The American Civil Liberties Union, representing affected immigrant families, has filed a motion in a federal district court in New Hampshire, seeking a legal ruling that Trump's new order contravenes Supreme Court precedent. The attorneys argue that the Court's decision in June, which left little room for additional exemptions, should be unequivocally upheld, preventing any further "EO-specific injunctions."

The Court's six-3 decision categorized four groups of children who wouldn't automatically gain citizenship, but the majority opinion emphasized that these exceptions were "a closed set," leaving no room for future exemptions based on new circumstances. The administration maintains that the order's specified exemptions align with the Court's interpretation, but the ACLU contends that none of these exemptions are supported by the Constitution or federal law, and seeks to halt the order's implementation starting September 6th.