A federal judge in New Hampshire, USA, on Thursday said he will certify a class action lawsuit, including all children, who will be affected by President Donald Trump's executive order, ending birthright citizenship, and issue a preliminary injunction blocking it.
US District Judge Joseph Laplante announced his decision after the hour-long hearing and said a written order will follow.
The order will include a seven-day stay to allow for appeal.
The class action suit is slightly narrower than that sought by the plaintiffs, who originally included parents of plaintiffs.
The lawsuit filed on behalf of a pregnant woman, two parents and their infants, is among numerous cases challenging Trump's January order, denying citizenship to those born to parents living in the US illegally or temporarily.
Several federal judges had issued nationwide injunctions, stopping Trump's order from taking effect.
But the US Supreme Court limited those injunctions in a June 27 ruling that gave lower courts 30 days to act. With that timeframe in mind, opponents of the change quickly returned to the court to try to block it.
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