Appeals court rules Trump's effort to end birthright citizenship is unconstitutional

Appeals court rules Trump's effort to end birthright citizenship is unconstitutional

Afederal appeals court on Wednesday ruled that President Donald Trump’s order looking to end birthright citizenship is unconstitutional, upholding a lower court's decision that blocks the order nationwide despite a Supreme Court ruling on nationwide injunctions.

The ruling from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals agrees with U.S. District Judge Joseph Laplante's ruling, which gave class-action status to babies who would be affected by the order.

“The district court correctly concluded that the Executive Order’s proposed interpretation, denying citizenship to many persons born in the United States, is unconstitutional. We fully agree,” the court wrote, per the Associated Press.

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