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 Supreme Court justices who would eventually hear the appeal could be asked to rule whether LaPlante's order complies with their decision last month that limited judges’ authority to issue nationwide injunctions.
That ruling from the justices did not address the merits of President Trump’s bid to enforce his executive order signed in January that seeks to deny citizenship to children who are born to people who are living in the U.S. illegally or temporarily.
The federal appeals court in Boston would be asked to weigh in first before the matter could reach the high court.
