A US court has again blocked Trump's attempt to restrict birthright citizenship.

A US federal court has once again blocked President Donald Trump's attempt to restrict automatic birthright citizenship. This is the second time a court has blocked an administration initiative aimed at changing the existing order.

A preliminary injunction against the executive order signed by Trump on August 6 was issued by Maryland District Court Judge Deborah Boardman. This order follows the US Supreme Court's rejection in June of the president's previous attempt to restrict birthright citizenship, finding it inconsistent with the 14th Amendment to the Constitution.

The new executive order was primarily aimed at combating so-called "birth tourism"—the practice of traveling to the US to give birth to a child who then automatically acquires US citizenship. Furthermore, the restrictions could affect children whose parents work for foreign governments, are accused of fraud or using commercial schemes to obtain citizenship, or are designated by authorities as "foreign enemies."

Judge Boardman emphasized that the Supreme Court had already determined the status of the children represented in the class action lawsuit, recognizing them as U.S. citizens from the moment of birth. She held that the new order is "almost certainly unconstitutional" for this group of individuals.

The court barred the State Department, the Department of Homeland Security, and other federal agencies from taking any actions that could impede the recognition of the citizenship of the children covered by the class action lawsuit. However, the agencies were permitted to continue developing guidance on the possible application of the order.

The Trump administration argued that the new order was significantly narrower than the previous one, and that the lawsuit was filed prematurely because federal agencies had not yet issued final rules for its implementation. The judge disagreed, noting that the order could apply to all children who meet the criteria established therein, regardless of their date of birth. The day before, Reuters also reported that the State Department had prepared draft instructions that would require parents to provide documents confirming their citizenship or immigration status when applying for a US passport for a child.