BY C STONE || STONE NEWS NETWORK ||| SAN FRANCISCO
The executive order signed by President Donald Trump for ending birthright citizenship has been blocked by a federal appeals court.
From Axios:
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals' decision in San Francisco to decline an emergency request from the Justice Department to intervene in a lower-court Seattle-based judge's order marks the first time an appellate court has ruled in the matter.
The temporary restraining order is in effect for 2 weeks.
Ratified in 1868, the 14th Amendment was passed to give nearly emancipated and formerly enslaved Black Americans U.S. citizenship.
"All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside," it reads.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta told Axios the state will immediately challenge the executive order in federal court.
"[Trump] can't do it," Bonta said. "He can't undermine it with executive authority. That is not how the law works. It's a constitutional right."
New York Attorney General Letitia James said in an emailed statement the executive order "is nothing but an attempt to sow division and fear, but we are prepared to fight back with the full force of the law to uphold the integrity of our Constitution."
ACLU said in a Facebook post announcing it would join the groups suing the Trump administration, "An executive order does not have the power to override the Constitution."
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