Within hours of his inauguration, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that would withhold U.S. citizenship from the children of some immigrants born in the United States, calling the order a “big one.” The executive order would end a right that the U.S. Constitution has guaranteed for more than 150 years.

A US judge has once again blocked President Donald Trump from implementing an executive order ending birth right citizenship for some US residents as a legal challenge moves forward.

Laplante wrote in his ruling on Thursday that petitioners in the class-action case “have demonstrated likelihood of success on the merits of their claims” and “are likely to suffer irreparable harm” ...