A federal appeals court has again halted President Donald Trump‘s executive order aimed at ending birthright citizenship, issuing a nationwide injunction despite a recent Supreme Court ruling that limited such sweeping judicial blocks.
In a 2–1 decision on Wednesday, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that four Democratic-led states—Washington, Arizona, Illinois, and Oregon—deserved full nationwide relief. Writing for the majority, U.S. Circuit Judge Ronald Gould said a narrower injunction would fail to prevent harm, as “individuals subject to the Executive Order from non-party states will inevitably move to the States.”
Judge Michael Hawkins joined Gould’s opinion, while Judge Patrick Bumatay, a Trump appointee, dissented, arguing the states had no legal standing and courts risk overreach by issuing such broad rulings.
Trump’s executive order would deny U.S. citizenship to children born on American soil unless at least one parent has permanent legal status. Every court to review the order has found it unconstitutional.
This marks the second time a court has blocked the order nationwide since the Supreme Court’s June decision restricted—but did not eliminate—the use of nationwide injunctions. A separate case in New Hampshire earlier certified a nationwide class and blocked enforcement against unborn children.
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