Legal setbacks mount for Trump’s birthright order before likely Supreme Court review
October 4, 2025
Now it’s five federal courts that have rejected President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end automatic citizenship for the children of people who are in the United States illegally or temporarily. The latest ruling against his move on birthright citizenship came Friday by an appeals court in Boston. The Supreme Court is almost certain to have the final word. But the string of losses in lower courts could mean an uphill fight even in front of the justices, who so far have sided with the president on many legal challenges.