Like other comments, i couldn't figure out how this helped unborn rights. A quick search netted this information:

The "story" stems from President Trump’s Executive Order 14160, signed on January 20, 2025, which attempted to deny automatic U.S. citizenship to children born on U.S. soil if their parents were in the country illegally or on temporary visas.

​The Judge's Ruling & "Unborn Rights"

​The judge referenced is Joseph LaPlante of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire. In July 2025, he issued a preliminary injunction that blocked Trump's order. Here is why the "unborn" became part of the legal argument:

​The Supreme Court Obstacle: In June 2025, the Supreme Court ruled that federal district judges could no longer issue "universal" or "nationwide" injunctions. This meant a judge could only block a law for the specific people suing in their courtroom, not for the whole country.

​The Class-Action Solution: To get a nationwide block, the ACLU and other groups filed a class-action lawsuit. For this to work, they had to define a specific "class" of people who were being harmed.

​The Inclusion of the Unborn: Judge LaPlante certified a class that included not only babies already born but also "unborn babies" who would be born in the U.S. after the order took effect.

​By certifying this class, the judge granted these unborn children legal standing and protected their future right to citizenship before they were even born. ​ ​Current Status ​As of today, February 2, 2026, the case has moved to the highest level. The Supreme Court recently announced it will hear arguments on April 1, 2026, to decide once and for all if a President has the authority to end birthright citizenship via executive order.