### [2026-09-2](/feed/2026/09/2/index.md) ##### Birthright citizenship in the United States # U.S. federal judge Deborah Boardman of Maryland's district court blocks an attempt by the Trump administration from implementing an executive order aimed at ending birthright citizenship in the country. ### Sources: 1. [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/world/us-judge-blocks-trumps-newest-order-limiting-birthright-citizenship-2026-09-02/) 2. [The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/02/us/politics/judge-trump-birthright-citizenship.html) ### Related: 1. [The Supreme Court of the United States rules 6–3 that president Donald Trump's executive order restricting birthright citizenship violates the 14th Amendment, with chief justice John Roberts writing that citizenship "was the right to have rights." ](/feed/2026/06/30/the-supreme-court-of-the-united-states-rules-6-3-that-president-donald-trump-s-executive-order-restricting-birthright-ci.md) _Context: Birthright citizenship in the United States, Trump administration, executive order_ 2. [United States judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan of the District of Columbia issues an injunction halting the deportation of Guatemalan unaccompanied minors after advocacy groups filed an emergency appeal against the Trump administration's plan to repatriate them. ](/feed/2025/08/31/united-states-judge-sparkle-l-sooknanan-of-the-district-of-columbia-issues-an-injunction-halting-the-deportation-of-gua.md) _Context: Trump administration, U.S. federal judge, United States_ 3. [United States federal judge for the District Court of Maryland Paula Xinis orders the Trump administration to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national from Maryland who was mistakenly deported and sent to the Terrorism Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador. ](/feed/2025/04/4/united-states-federal-judge-for-the-district-court-of-maryland-paula-xinis-orders-the-trump-administration-to-return-kil.md) _Context: Maryland, U.S. federal judge, district court_ 4. [U.S. District Judge for the Western Washington District Court Jamal Whitehead temporarily blocks President Donald Trump's executive order to suspend the Refugee Admissions Program, ruling that President Trump cannot nullify the law passed by Congress, following a lawsuit against the Trump administration by the International Refugee Assistance Project. ](/feed/2025/02/25/us-district-judge-for-the-western-washington-district-court-jamal-whitehead-temporarily-blocks-president-donald-trump.md) _Context: Trump administration, U.S. federal judge, executive order_ 5. [United States federal judge of the D.C. District Court Carl J. Nichols temporarily blocks President Donald Trump's executive order to place over 2,200 USAID employees on paid leave. ](/feed/2025/02/7/united-states-federal-judge-of-the-dc-district-court-carl-j-nichols-temporarily-blocks-president-donald-trump-s-execu.md) _Context: Trump administration, U.S. federal judge, executive order_ 6. [United States federal judge of the District Court of D.C. Loren AliKhan temporarily blocks President Donald Trump's executive order to pause funding for federal assistance in the country. ](/feed/2025/01/28/united-states-federal-judge-of-the-district-court-of-dc-loren-alikhan-temporarily-blocks-president-donald-trump-s-exec.md) _Context: Trump administration, U.S. federal judge, United States_ 7. [President Trump signs an executive order eliminating "gender radicalism in the military", targeting transgender personnel in the military, and another executive order that mandates a process to develop an American Iron Dome. [https:--www.france24.com-en-americas-20250128-trump-signs-executive-orders-aimed-at-trans-troops-mandates-american-iron-dome (France 24)]The United States Senate votes to confirm Scott Bessent as U.S. Treasury Secretary, making him the highest rank LGBTQ official to run the U.S. Treasury and the highest-ranking LGBTQ person in the United States. [https:--time.com-7210423-scott-bessent-confirmed-trump-treasury-secretary- (TIME)]United States Office of Management and Budget acting director Matthew Vaeth orders federal government agencies to temporarily pause all federal financial assistance programs, with the exception of Medicare and Social Security, that could be implicated by select executive orders from President Donald Trump. [https:--www.politico.com-news-2025-01-27-trump-freezes-federal-aid-omb-00200891 (Politico)]Executive Order 14186](/feed/2025/01/27/president-trump-signs-an-executive-order-eliminating-gender-radicalism-in-the-military-targeting-transgender-personne.md) _Context: Trump administration, United States, executive order_ 8. [President Trump signs an executive order eliminating "gender radicalism in the military", targeting transgender personnel in the military, and another executive order that mandates a process to develop an American Iron Dome. [https:--www.france24.com-en-americas-20250128-trump-signs-executive-orders-aimed-at-trans-troops-mandates-american-iron-dome (France 24)]The United States Senate votes to confirm Scott Bessent as U.S. Treasury Secretary, making him the highest rank LGBTQ official to run the U.S. Treasury and the highest-ranking LGBTQ person in the United States. [https:--time.com-7210423-scott-bessent-confirmed-trump-treasury-secretary- (TIME)]United States Office of Management and Budget acting director Matthew Vaeth orders federal government agencies to temporarily pause all federal financial assistance programs, with the exception of Medicare and Social Security, that could be implicated by select executive orders from President Donald Trump. [https:--www.politico.com-news-2025-01-27-trump-freezes-federal-aid-omb-00200891 (Politico)]Second cabinet of Donald Trump](/feed/2025/01/27/president-trump-signs-an-executive-order-eliminating-gender-radicalism-in-the-military-targeting-transgender-personne.md) _Context: Trump administration, United States, executive order_ 9. [President Trump signs an executive order eliminating "gender radicalism in the military", targeting transgender personnel in the military, and another executive order that mandates a process to develop an American Iron Dome. [https:--www.france24.com-en-americas-20250128-trump-signs-executive-orders-aimed-at-trans-troops-mandates-american-iron-dome (France 24)]The United States Senate votes to confirm Scott Bessent as U.S. Treasury Secretary, making him the highest rank LGBTQ official to run the U.S. Treasury and the highest-ranking LGBTQ person in the United States. [https:--time.com-7210423-scott-bessent-confirmed-trump-treasury-secretary- (TIME)]United States Office of Management and Budget acting director Matthew Vaeth orders federal government agencies to temporarily pause all federal financial assistance programs, with the exception of Medicare and Social Security, that could be implicated by select executive orders from President Donald Trump. [https:--www.politico.com-news-2025-01-27-trump-freezes-federal-aid-omb-00200891 (Politico)]Executive Order 14183](/feed/2025/01/27/president-trump-signs-an-executive-order-eliminating-gender-radicalism-in-the-military-targeting-transgender-personne.md) _Context: Trump administration, United States, executive order_ 10. [U.S. District Judge for Washington John C. Coughenour temporarily blocks President Trump's executive order attempting to end birthright citizenship, calling it "blatantly unconstitutional". ](/feed/2025/01/23/us-district-judge-for-washington-john-c-coughenour-temporarily-blocks-president-trump-s-executive-order-attempting-to.md) _Context: Birthright citizenship in the United States, Trump administration, U.S. federal judge_