Washington, United States: President Donald Trump took his contentious bid to end birthright citizenship in the United States to the Supreme Court on Thursday. Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship, which he signed on his first day in office, was blocked by federal district courts in Maryland, Massachusetts and Washington state. Birthright citizenship … Read more
New Delhi: US President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to ban birthright citizenship for children of temporary visa holders was a bolt from the blue for immigrants, especially Indians, in America. Although on hold for now after a legal challenge, the policy has left thousands of Indians, expecting to be parents shortly, in limbo. For … Read more
TOI Correspondent from Washington: US President and MAGA supremo Donald Trump is headed for an epic showdown with the judiciary after several judges in Democratic-governed states struck down executive moves on issues ranging from birthright citizenship, to freezing government spending, to DOGE teams access to sensitive Treasury Department systems. Judges from WashingtonDC, New York, Massachusetts, … Read more
Washington: The debate over birthright citizenship has been rekindled, with President Donald Trump at the forefront. Trump has consistently argued that this provision was originally intended to benefit the children of slaves, not to provide a blanket opportunity for individuals worldwide to claim US citizenship. “Birthright citizenship was, if you look back when this was … Read more
New Delhi: After he was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States Monday, Donald Trump signed an executive order ending ‘birthright citizenship’, a 127-year-old amendment to the Constitution that guarantees American nationality to children born there, even if neither parent holds it. The order – which has already been contested, in separate … Read more
SEATTLE: Four Democratic-led states will urge a federal judge in Seattle on Thursday to block US President Donald Trump’s administration from enforcing the Republican’s executive order curtailing the right to automatic birthright citizenship in the United States. Senior US District Judge John Coughenour is scheduled to hear arguments on a request by Democratic state attorneys … Read more