Judge blocks new Trump bid against birthright citizenship
The move thwarts the US president's latest attempt to restrict the constitutional right, targeting what he termed 'birth tourism'.
A US federal judge has blocked a new bid by President Trump to abolish birthright citizenship. This is the second time Trump's plans to abolish a constitutional right have been shot down by federal courts.
The US Supreme Court had previously blocked an executive attempt to abolish the right for children born to parents without legal residence status.
The latest ruling cites Supreme Court precedent.
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