A federal judge in New Hampshire said he'll certify a class action lawsuit including all children who'll be affected by President Donald Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship and issue a preliminary injunction blocking it.
Judge Joseph LaPlante announced his decision Thursday after an hour-long hearing and said a written order will follow. The order will include a seven-day stay to allow for appeal, he said.
The class is slightly narrower than that sought by the plaintiffs, who originally included parents as plaintiffs.
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Firing notices for some coming soon, the State Department tells employees
The State Department formally advised staffers Thursday it would be sending layoff notices to some of them ''in coming days.''
The workforce cuts and reorganization of the country's diplomatic corps has been planned for months. A recent ruling by the Supreme Court cleared the way for the firings to start while lawsuits challenging the legality of the cuts continue to play out.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has not said exactly how many of what had been roughly 8,100 State employees will be fired.