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US judge won’t immediately block Trump’s newest order limiting birthright citizenship

By Thomson Reuters Aug 28, 2026 | 10:38 AM

GREENBELT, Maryland, Aug 28 (Reuters) – A federal judge on Friday ​declined to ‌immediately block U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration from implementing a new ‌executive ​order limiting ⁠the number of ⁠people eligible for birthright citizenship that Trump issued after the ​U.S. Supreme Court rejected his ⁠previous effort.

U.S. ⁠District Judge Deborah ​Boardman in Greenbelt, ​Maryland, rejected a request for ‌a temporary restraining order sought by immigrant rights ⁠advocates who had last year secured a ruling from ⁠her ‌blocking the ⁠Trump administration from ​enforcing ‌his initial 2025 ​executive order ⁠curtailing birthright citizenship.

(Reporting by Blake Brittain in Greenbelt, Maryland and Nate Raymond in ​Boston)