President Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship blocked
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A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship. Minnesota was one of several states filing suit to block the order.
The Minneapolis VA is expected to resume hiring soon, after it rescinded over 80 job offers this week. President Trump had issued an executive order on Monday, halting the hiring of federal workers. Ruark Hotopp leads the federal worker union representing Minnesota, the Dakotas, Nebraska and Iowa. He says the ambiguity around the hiring freeze was confusing and demoralizing for staff at the Minneapolis VA.
Canadian authorities have added regular Black Hawk helicopter flights to security measures along the US-Manitoba border. That includes stretches of the border Canada shares with Minnesota and North Dakota. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police says the flights will target human smuggling across the border and the movement of illegal drugs.
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