A federal judge in New Hampshire said Thursday he’ll certify a class action lawsuit that includes all children who’ll be affected by President Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship and issue a preliminary injunction blocking it from taking effect.
The ruling from U.S. District Court Judge Joseph N. Laplante, a George W. Bush appointee, was made from the bench. He’s giving the government a seven-day delay for it to appeal to the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
“The court hereby finds that Class Petitioners have demonstrated likelihood of success on the merits of their claims; that Class Petitioners are likely to suffer irreparable harm if the order is not granted; that the potential harm to the class petitioners if the order is not granted outweighs the potential harm to Respondents if the order is granted; and that the issuance of this order is in the public interest,” read a