"This ruling is a huge victory and will help protect the citizenship of all children born in the United States, as the Constitution intended," said Cody Wofsy, deputy director of the ACLU's Immigrant's Rights Project, who argued the case. "We are fighting to ensure President Trump doesn't trample on the citizenship rights of one single child." ???

The ruling from Judge Laplante comes after the Supreme Court curtailed judge's ability to issue nationwide injunctions but left a door open for challengers to seek relief by filing class action lawsuits. ??????2025

U.S. District Judge Joseph Laplante certified a challenge on Thursday by the American Civil Liberties Union as a class action lawsuit and granted a preliminary injunction. ?????????????  

A spokesperson for the Diocese of Orange said they have in recent weeks taken steps to support the immigrant community, including asking priests to bring Communion and celebrate Mass in the homes of those who are fearful of leaving their homes. The diocese has also shared protocols with parishes and Catholic schools to help them  ??????24

The Diocese of San Bernardino is the nation’s fifth-largest Catholic diocese and second-largest in California next to the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, which is the largest in the country with about 5 million members. Neither the Los Angeles Archdiocese nor the neighboring Diocese of Orange, which serves about 1.3 million Catholics, has issued simi