Seattle judge halts President Trump’s executive order limiting birthright citizenship By Investing.com

Investing.com — A federal judge in Seattle has halted an executive order aimed at limiting automatic birthright citizenship. U.S. District Judge John Coughenour issued a temporary restraining order Thursday, calling the executive order “manifestly unconstitutional.”

The order, signed by President Donald Trump on his first day in office Monday, targeted four Democratic-led states. Those states urged Judge Coughenour to prevent the administration from enforcing the order, which he did.

During the hearing, Judge Coughenour directly addressed the attorney from the US Department of Justice, who was defending the executive order, saying, “This is clearly an unconstitutional order.” The restraining order effectively blocks the administration from implementing the executive order until further notice.

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