California Case Summaries

Thien Le v. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States of America, et al. — Judgment for Plaintiff on Birthright Citizenship Claims with Permanent Injunction

Unreported / Non-Citable

Case
Thien Le v. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States of America, et al.
Court
U.S. District Court — Central District of California
Judge
Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong
Date decided
2026-10-22
Docket No.
8:25-cv-00104
Topics
birthright citizenship, Fourteenth Amendment, 8 U.S.C. § 1401(a), Executive Order 14160, permanent injunction, judgment, dismissal without prejudice

Disposition notice

On October 22, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California entered judgment in favor of plaintiff Thien Le and against the defendants on Count I (Fourteenth Amendment) and Count II (8 U.S.C. § 1401(a)) of the complaint, for the reasons explained by the Supreme Court in Trump et al. v. Barbara, 609 U.S. ___, 146 S. Ct. 2438 (2026). Counts III and IV were dismissed without prejudice. The court permanently enjoined the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of State, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and all persons acting in concert with any named defendant, including representatives of the President, from enforcing Executive Order 14160 against Thien Le or her children born within the United States after the filing of the complaint. The judgment was signed by Hon. Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong, United States District Judge.

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