A third federal judge has stepped in to block Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship.
U.S. District Judge Joseph Laplante, a George W. Bush appointee, issued a preliminary injunction, indefinitely blocking Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order.
CBS News reported that the injunction came in response to a lawsuit filed by New Hampshire Indonesian Community Support, LULAC, and Make the Road New York.
The judge gave no reason for the temporary injunction and said he will issue a decision on Tuesday.
As reported by CBS News:
A federal judge in New Hampshire on Monday blocked President Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship, becoming the third judge to do so amid more than half a dozen legal challenges to the president’s directive.
U.S. District Judge Joseph Laplante said at the end of a brief hearing that he would grant the request for a preliminary injunction sought by New Hampshire Indonesian Community Support, LULAC and Make the Road New York. The three groups filed the first federal lawsuit challenging Mr. Trump’s executive order, which he signed on his first day in office.
“The plaintiff has made the required showing to get a preliminary injunction,” Laplante, appointed by President George W. Bush, said.
He is expected to issue a written decision explaining his reasoning by Tuesday.
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