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## Video: Second Federal Judge in Two Days Blocks Trump's Birthright Citizenship Order

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_Published 2025-02-06. A federal judge who already questioned the constitutionality of President Donald Trump's birthright citizenship executive order is set to hear arguments Thursday over a longer-term pause of the directive, which aims to end citizenship for children born to parents not legally in the country._


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## Transcript

We do not have a king. We have a president who must abide by the laws. And if they want, amend the Constitution, there is a process by which to do that. But as of today, we're back to the status quo that we've had in this country for 150 years, that you are an American if you are born on U.S. soil. So I'm really thrilled with the court's reaffirming of that today. Well, this case will proceed. And now, the preliminary injunction that we have is the law of the land. Once again, the United States government cannot take any action to enforce or implement the executive order that was issued by the president.

And we will see what next steps the United States tries to take. But for now, the law remains, and we will be subject to the court's further rulings. Well, for now, those cases will proceed in two different courts. And we have great colleagues across this country and another coalition of Democratic attorney generals bringing a case in the District of Massachusetts. And those cases will continue to proceed. And that is appropriate when we have big, immense challenges. And what we're facing right now in this country is the Trump administration moving 100 miles an hour in 100 different areas and on a daily, daily basis, breaking the law, violating the United States Constitution.

And that is, I think, a reinforcement from my perspective, why it's so important to have multiple cases being brought across this country to make sure that we are responding with the same urgency that we're seeing to the lawlessness from Washington, D.C..

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