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By Gene Johnson And Mike Catalini SEATTLE (AP) \u2014 A second federal judge in two days has blocked President Donald Trump\u2019s effort to end birthright citizenship for the children of parents who are in the U.S. illegally, decrying what he described as the administration’s attempt to ignore the Constitution for political gain. U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour in Seattle on Thursday put Trump’s order on hold for the duration of a lawsuit brought by four states and an immigrant rights group challenging it. His ruling followed one by a federal judge in Maryland in a separate but similar case involving immigrants\u2019 rights groups and pregnant women whose soon-to-born children could be affected. Here\u2019s a closer look at where things stand on the president\u2019s birthright citizenship order. Where do things… <\/p>\n

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By Gene Johnson And Mike Catalini SEATTLE (AP) \u2014 A second federal judge in two days has blocked President Donald Trump\u2019s effort to end birthright citizenship for the children of parents who are in the U.S. illegally, decrying what he described as the administration’s attempt to ignore the Constitution for political gain. U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour in Seattle on Thursday put Trump’s order on hold for the duration of a lawsuit brought by four states and an immigrant rights group challenging it. His ruling followed one by a federal judge in Maryland in a separate but similar case involving immigrants\u2019 rights groups and pregnant women whose soon-to-born children could be affected. Here\u2019s a closer look at where things stand on the president\u2019s birthright citizenship order. Where do things... <\/p>\n

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