The judge also granted the case class-action status after the Supreme Court limited the ability of judges to block orders nationwide through other means.

A federal judge on Thursday blocked the Trump administration from enforcing a contentious executive order ending birthright citizenship after certifying a lawsuit as a class action, effectively the only way he could impose such a far-reaching limit after a Supreme Court ruling last month.

The judge also announced that he would narrow the class action lawsuit to include children affected by the executive order, but not their parents