The Trump administration asked the court to ‘stay the injunction’s nationwide application,’ limiting its effect to the plaintiffs in the case.
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TheTrumpadministrationaskedthecourtto‘staytheinjunction’snationwideapplication,’limitingitseffecttotheplaintiffsinthecase.
AfederaljudgeinMarylandonTuesdaydeniedPresidentDonaldTrump’smotionforapartialstayofapreliminaryinjunctionthatblockedanexecutiveorderonbirthrightcitizenshipfromtakingeffect.
TheplaintiffsfiledalawsuitagainstTrumpandotherU.S.officialsonJan.21,allegingthattheexecutiveorderisunconstitutional,citingSupremeCourtprecedent,historicalcontext,andstatutoryprotections.
U.S.DistrictJudgeDeborahBoardmanissuedanationwidepreliminaryinjunctiononFeb.5inresponsetothelawsuitfiledbytheimmigrantadvocacygroupCASAandtheAsylumSeekerAdvocacyProject(ASAP),aswellasfivepregnantmotherswhosechildrenwouldbeimpactedbytheexecutiveorder.Thepreliminaryinjunctiontemporarilyblockedenforcementoftheorderthatwouldendbirthrightcitizenshipforchildrenborntoillegalimmi
