Judge blocks Trump birthright citizenship order
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The ACLU filed a class-action suit in New Hampshire challenging President Donald Trump’s birthright citizenship order as unconstitutional and harmful to U.S.-born children.
An executive order is a written directive, signed by the president, that orders the government to take specific actions to ensure “the laws be faithfully executed.” It might mean telling the Department of Education to implement a certain rule, or declaring a new policy priority.