{
  "id": 4020028,
  "title": "US judge questions but won't yet block Trump's new birthright citizenship order",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/us-judge-questions-but-wont-yet-block-trumps-new-birthright",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T19:50:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/american-politics/article-906919"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A federal judge on Friday failed to halt US President Donald Trump's latest executive order aimed at restricting birthright citizenship. US District Judge Deborah Boardman in Maryland rejected a temporary restraining order sought by immigrant rights groups who previously blocked a 2025 Trump order attempting to limit birthright citizenship. Boardman, appointed by Democratic President Joe Biden, stated she couldn't block the 2026 order as the plaintiffs' lawsuit didn't mention it. However, she offered to expand the complaint and set up urgent meetings for the plaintiffs to challenge the order again. Boardman called the situation \"unprecedented\" and noted the US Supreme Court had previously rejected Trump's attempt to end birthright citizenship via the 14th Amendment. The latest Trump order targets birth tourism, where women travel to the US to give birth for their children to gain automatic citizenship. It also seeks to deny citizenship to children of foreign government workers, those who commit fraud, or those classified as alien enemies. Lawyers for babies potentially affected by the 2025 order asked Boardman to block its enforcement and protect their clients' citizenship status. US DOJ attorneys argued they didn't have the public guidance needed to implement the directive by the September 5 deadline. Boardman expressed doubt about waiting for that guidance before considering the matter, questioning the Supreme Court ruling for any reference to an exception for birthright citizenship in the birth tourism case.",
  "summary": "A US judge has declined to block President Donald Trump's new order on birthright citizenship. This comes after the US Supreme Court in June rejected Trump's initial efforts to end birthright citizenship for children whose parents aren't citizens or legal permanent residents.\n\nIn unrelated news, Trump recently signed an executive order creating the US Space Academy, an institution that will train students for careers in space exploration and development. The academy is expected to serve the US Space Force, NASA, and the civilian spaceflight industry.\n\nSeparately, a federal judge has rejected Trump's attempt to move his criminal hush money case to federal court, where his conviction could be vacated. Trump was convicted of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to a $130,000 hush payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels, according to ABC News (US).",
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        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "Trump will sign order to create a U.S. Space Academy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/trump-will-sign-order-to-create-a-u-s-space-academy",
        "published": "2026-08-28T17:01:09.000Z"
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        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Trump signs executive order to create a U.S. Space Academy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/trump-signs-executive-order-to-create-a-u-s-space-academy",
        "published": "2026-08-28T17:30:15.000Z"
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        "title": "Trump announces creation of US Space Academy",
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        "published": "2026-08-28T18:25:46.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Space.com",
        "title": "'It's going to be beautiful': President Trump signs order to create US Space Academy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/its-going-to-be-beautiful-president-trump-signs-order-to-create-us",
        "published": "2026-08-28T18:44:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Trump orders creation of US ‘Space Academy’, amid rivalry with China",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/trump-orders-creation-of-us-space-academy-amid-rivalry-with-china",
        "published": "2026-08-28T19:07:43.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "President Donald Trump signs order creating US Space Academy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/president-donald-trump-signs-order-creating-us-space-academy",
        "published": "2026-08-28T19:23:32.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "‘Space is the hot thing’: Trump signs order to create a US Space Academy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/space-is-the-hot-thing-trump-signs-order-to-create-a-us-space-academy",
        "published": "2026-08-28T20:46:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Trump announces new US 'Space Academy', calls it a 'big deal'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/trump-announces-new-us-space-academy-calls-it-a-big-deal",
        "published": "2026-08-28T21:07:51.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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