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Live from NPR news in Washington, I'm Jack Spear. The White House is appealing to the Supreme Court to allow the administration to implement President Trump's executive order that puts new restrictions

on birthright citizenship. MPR's Windsor Johnston reports the order applies to children born in the

U.S. to parents who both are not citizens, who are both living in the country illegally.

The executive order is currently blocked by injunctions issued by judges in Washington, Massachusetts, and Maryland.

The Trump administration has petitioned the Supreme Court to intervene and allow the order to take

effect, arguing that the nationwide injunctions exceed judicial authority. This legal battle centers

on the interpretation of the 14th Amendment Citizens citizenship clause, which grants citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States.

The White House argues that this provision does not apply to children of individuals without legal status.

Opponents argue that the executive order violates the Constitution. Windsor Johnston

NPR News, Washington. The federal judge is ordering the Trump administration to rehire thousands of

probationary workers who were let go in mass firings across multiple agencies. The U.S. District

Court judge ruling the firings did not follow federal law and necessitated immediate offers of reinstatement at the Department of Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, Defense, Energy, Interior, and the Treasury.

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