Trump Birthright Order Is Left Frozen by Appeals Court (1)

President Donald Trump on Friday lost a bid to halt a federal court’s pause on his executive order limiting birthright citizenship.

The government “has not shown an entitlement to a stay pending appeal,” the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit said in a Friday order denying the president’s motion to stay the lower court’s nationwide preliminary injunction.

Under Trump’s order, US-born children of immigrants who entered the country illegally or have temporary legal status aren’t granted automatic citizenship. A federal judge in Maryland blocked the order nationwide on Feb. 5, finding there’s a strong likelihood the action violates ...