Live updates: Judge ready to halt Trump's birthright order; Russia, US meet amid sanctions talk

Almost two weeks after the Supreme Court allowed President Trump's birthright citizenship order to partially go into effect, a judge has blocked it in line with that order.

U.S. District Judge Joseph Laplante agreed to certify a class-action lawsuit on behalf of any children whose citizenship status would be at risk if Trump’s order went into effect. He said a written order is forthcoming.

The high court's June 27 ruling allowed the order restricting birthright citizenship to go into effect in some areas of the country by curtailing judges’ ability to block the president’s policies nationwide but allowed for more broad relief through class actions.

Congress is closing in on endorsing a sanctions bill against Russia, which pummeled Ukraine overnight Thursday. Amid that, Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Malaysia on the sidelines of an Asian nation summit.

The case of mistakenly deported Maryland resident Kilmar Abrego Garcia returns to court Thursday. A government witness will testify on the administration’s plans for Abrego Garcia, should he be released from criminal custody in next week. The Trump administration has suggested it would attempt to deport him to a country other than El Salvador.

Trump has no publicly scheduled events Thursday. The president and first lady are expected to travel Friday to Texas to witness devastation brought in Fourth of July flooding that killed at least 118 people. More than 150 others remain missing.

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