Trump Administration Appeals Loss on Birthright Citizenship
- DOJ takes fight over Trump executive order to the 9th Circuit
- Federal judges in Seattle and Maryland have blocked the action
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The US Justice Department is appealing an order by a Seattle federal judge blocking President Donald Trump’s attempt to restrict automatic birthright citizenship.
The government filed a notice Thursday evening that it will appeal, hours after US District Judge John Coughenour announced his decision. The appeal marks the first move by the administration to take the issue to a higher court after a series of setbacks.