A federal judge in Maryland has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from enforcing its latest effort to restrict automatic citizenship for some children born in the United States.

U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman issued a preliminary injunction Wednesday in a case filed by CASA Inc. and the Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project. The two immigration advocacy organizations previously challenged an earlier version of the administration’s birthright citizenship policy.

The injunction prevents the federal government from applying the new restrictions to members of a certified class that includes children born after Feb. 19, 2025, whose parents were not lawfully present in the country at the time of their birth.

In a 35-page opinion, Boardman wrote that the directive was likely unconstitutional as applied to the affected group. She cited a U.S. Supreme Court decision issued in June concerning President Donald Trump’s initial executive order on birthright citizenship.

Five Supreme Court justices concluded that the 14th Amendment generally grants citizenship to children born on U.S. soil, including those whose parents are in the country without legal authorization. Justice Brett Kavanaugh also voted to block the earlier order, although his decision was based on federal law rather than the constitutional question.

Trump later issued two additional executive orders aimed partly at what the administration describes as “birth tourism,” or traveling to the United States primarily to give birth.

The directives also sought to broaden the categories of people whose U.S.-born children would not receive automatic citizenship. Those categories included certain children born to a parent classified as an enemy alien or a member of a foreign terrorist organization.

The Justice Department argued that the latest restrictions were narrower than the earlier policy and that the legal challenge was premature because the directives had not yet taken effect.

Boardman rejected those arguments, finding that the affected children satisfied the 14th Amendment’s requirements for citizenship at birth.

The injunction is temporary while the case continues through the federal court system. The White House had not provided a response at the time of the original report.

Actress Carla Jeffery, best known for playing Bree in Disney’s “Zombies” franchise, has died at the age of 33.

Her manager, Carla Alexander of Alexanders Talent Management in Los Angeles, confirmed the news in a statement shared on social media. Alexander described Jeffery as more than a client and extended condolences to the actress’s family and loved ones.

Additional information is expected to be released in the coming days. A cause of death has not been disclosed.

A native of Houston, Jeffery began acting at age 12. One of her earliest film appearances was in the 2006 comedy “Phat Girlz,” starring Mo’Nique.

She later appeared in several Disney Channel productions, including “Good Luck Charlie,” “Shake It Up!” and “Best Friends Whenever.”

Jeffery gained wider recognition through her role as Bree, a close friend of lead character Addison, played by Meg Donnelly, in Disney’s “Zombies” movies. Her character also appeared in the franchise’s animated spinoff.