A Seattle federal judge Thursday signed a temporary restraining order that for now blocks President Donald Trump's executive order that attempts to end the constitutional right to birthright citizenship.

U.S. District Judge John Coughenour said he couldn't recall another "case where the question presented is as clear as this one."

A federal district court judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at limiting birthright citizenship — the first action in what promises to be a protracted legal battle over the new administration’s agenda.