DOJ Appeals Judge’s Order Blocking Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order

The DOJ filed a motion of appeal shortly after U.S. District Judge John Coughenour indefinitely blocked Trump’s executive action from moving forward.

President Donald Trump signs an executive order on birthright citizenship in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Jan. 20, 2025. Jim Watson/AFP

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is appealing an order issued by a Seattle federal judge this week indefinitely blocking President Donald Trump’s attempt to end automatic birthright citizenship for children born to parents who are in the United States illegally.

The department filed a notice Thursday evening stating that it would appeal the ruling to the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.