The 9th United States Circuit Court of Appeals declined an emergency request by the Department of Justice (DoJ) to release the hold on the implementation of US President Donald Trump's executive order banning birthright citizenship.
The court, which consisted of a judge appointed by Trump, a judge appointed by former President Jimmy Carter and one appointed by former President George Bush, stated that a closer review of the case will continue and the arguments are scheduled for June. Danielle Forest, the Trump-appointed judge, wrote in concurrence that she voted against the administration's appeal because it failed to demonstrate an "emergency" the court had to act on.
The DoJ called the executive order ending birthright citizenship "an integral part of President Trump's broader effort to repair the United States' immigration system and to address the ongoing crisis at the southern border."
