US federal judge blocks Donald Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship

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A US federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump from implementing an executive order denying the right to automatic birthright citizenship in the country, news agency Reuters reported on Thursday. The judge called the order "blatantly unconstitutional".

Honouring the request of four Democratic-led states, US District Judge John Coughenour issued a temporary order restraining the Trump administration from implementing the order. Trump, who took office for a second time on January 20, had signed the order on Monday, which was his first day in office.

February 20 is the deadline for termination of birthright citizenship under Trump's executive order.

The federal judge's order came just a day after Democratic-led states and civil rights groups filed a bunch of lawsuits challenging Trump's bid to roll back birthright citizenship in an early attempt by his opponents to block his agenda in court.