Judge Blocks Trump Birthright Citizenship Order; DOJ Accused of Lying About El Salvador Detainees

Nationwide Injunction Against Birthright Citizenship Order

• ⚖️ A federal judge in New Hampshire has issued a nationwide injunction against President Trump's executive order that aimed to end birthright citizenship for children born in the U.S. since February 20th.
• 💡 The ruling came in response to a class-action lawsuit filed by the ACLU and other groups on behalf of immigrant parents and infants.
• 📌 Judge Joseph Lelant stated that the deprivation of U.S. citizenship and the abrupt change of a longstanding policy constitutes irreparable harm.
• 💔 The ACLU argued that Trump's order would render children born to undocumented parents effectively stateless, denying them crucial benefits like food and medical care.

Legal Strategy and Supreme Court Precedent

• 🚀 The ACLU successfully navigated the Supreme Court's recent ruling by filing a class-action lawsuit, which the court indicated is the proper way to seek nationwide injunctions.
• 🏛️ This approach demonstrated that nationwide relief was necessary, leading the judge to agree with the plaintiffs.

Trump Administration's Stance on the 14th Amendment

• ❌ The Trump administration's argument that the 14th Amendment's birthright citizenship only applied to the children of slaves is patently wrong, according to the ACLU.
• 📜 Multiple Supreme Court cases dating back over a century affirm that the 14th Amendment applies to undocumented immigrants.
• 🌍 The administration's policy is described as cruel and fundamentally altering America's view of people born within its borders.

Devastating Consequences of Trump's Policy

• 📉 If Trump's order were to prevail, children born on U.S. soil would no longer automatically be U.S. citizens, potentially leading to them being stateless and denied basic necessities.
• 💔 The implications are devastating, affecting countless children and altering a fundamental aspect of American identity.

DOJ Accused of Lying About El Salvador Detainees

• 🚨 New evidence suggests the Trump administration, specifically DOJ lawyers, may have lied in court regarding their control over nearly 140 Venezuelan immigrants transferred to El Salvador's CECOT mega-prison.
• 📄 A document from the El Salvadoran government to UN investigators states that the jurisdiction and legal responsibility for these individuals lie exclusively with the foreign authorities that sent them (i.e., the U.S.).
• 🤥 This contradicts repeated claims by U.S. officials that they lacked the jurisdiction or power to facilitate the return of these immigrants who were renditioned without due process.
• 💰 The U.S. is reportedly paying millions of dollars to incarcerate these men, effectively using El Salvador as a private prison, and could secure their return by withholding funding or asserting judicial orders.
• 🔍 The ACLU plans to seek further documents to uncover any other relevant information that may have been withheld.