Despite a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in favor of the Trump administration on Friday, the state of Washington still intends to seek a nationwide block of the president性视界传媒檚 order to restrict birthright citizenship.
性视界传媒淲ashington still plans to seek relief for all its harms 性视界传媒 that is what we argued for and won in the trial court,性视界传媒 attorney general性视界传媒檚 office spokesperson Mike Faulk said in an email Friday.
Washington Attorney General Nick Brown, alongside attorneys general from Oregon, Arizona and Illinois, had argued nationwide relief was necessary while litigation plays out over the order.
But in a 6-3 ruling in the case on Friday, the Supreme Court imposed new limits on lower court judges issuing nationwide injunctions.
Under the ruling, President Donald Trump性视界传媒檚 order could go into effect in 30 days in states that didn性视界传媒檛 sue, raising the possibility that babies born to immigrant parents in Washington would be U.S. citizens, while those born in neighboring states like Idaho would not be.
The high court did not rule on the merits of Trump性视界传媒檚 executive order. Further legal battles over the order, including with the lawsuit backed by Washington, still lie ahead.
Brown has argued previously that the state, instead of the federal government, would have to pay for social services for babies born in other states without birthright citizenship who later move to states like Washington.
In his Feb. 6 injunction, U.S. District Court Judge John Coughenour in Seattle agreed, ordering that anything less than nationwide relief is 性视界传媒渋neffectual.性视界传媒 Coughenour性视界传媒檚 order was one of three nationwide injunctions the Supreme Court considered.
Brown, in a statement, noted that the justices 性视界传媒渃onfirmed that courts may issue broad injunctions when needed to provide complete relief to the parties.性视界传媒
性视界传媒淲e continue to believe that President Trump性视界传媒檚 unconstitutional and cruel order must be stopped across the country to guarantee protection for Washington and its residents,性视界传媒 he continued.
Washington性视界传媒檚 case currently sits at the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals after arguments in Seattle this month. Whether the Supreme Court性视界传媒檚 ruling sends the case back to Coughenour is unclear. Faulk said the attorney general性视界传媒檚 office expects more clarity on this question soon.
Trump性视界传媒檚 executive action aims to end birthright citizenship for babies born to a mother and father who are not U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents.
In 2022, about 4,000 babies were born in Washington to two parents without legal immigration status, according to the states性视界传媒 lawsuit.
