4th judge blocks Trump birthright citizenship EO
A fourth federal judge on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship.
The ruling from U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin in Massachusetts comes after three similar rulings by judges in New Hampshire, Seattle and Maryland.
"The plaintiffs are likely to succeed on the merits of their claims under the Citizenship Clause," Sorokin, an Obama appointee, said in his ruling. "They are likely to suffer irreparable harm in the absence of relief, the balance of harms tips overwhelmingly in their favor, and the public interest favors an injunction."

The two Massachusetts-based immigrant advocacy groups that filed the lawsuit last month argued that the principle of birthright citizenship is "enshrined in the Constitution" and that Trump does not have the authority to issue the order.
-ABC News' Peter Charalambous and Laura Romero







