birthright citizenship ruling appeals trump immigration.

President Donald Trump gestures as he arrives at the White House, Friday, Sept. 26, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Federal appeals court rules Trump administration can’t end birthright citizenship

A federal appeals court in Boston has ruled the Trump administration cannot withhold citizenship from children born to people in the country illegally or temporarily. A three-judge panel of the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday became the fifth federal court since June to either issue or uphold orders blocking the president’s birthright order. The order would end automatic citizenship for children born in the US to people who are here illegally or temporarily.  The issue is expected to move quickly back to the U.S. Supreme Court, which restricted the power of lower-court judges to issue nationwide injunctions in a ruling in June.

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