Federal Judge Halts Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order—Is This Judicial Overreach Endangering National Sovereignty?

In a heated clash between the executive branch and the judiciary, a federal judge in New Hampshire has issued a nationwide block on President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to eliminate birthright citizenship. This controversial policy, announced early in Trump’s administration, aimed to restore common-sense immigration controls by reining in unchecked automatic citizenship. Does this ruling threaten American self-governance? Judge Joseph Laplante argued that stripping citizenship represents "irreparable harm," yet his decision effectively vetoes a presidential move aligned with protecting national sovereignty. The judge even paused enforcement for seven days to allow the government to appeal—a delay that highlights how...