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Good morning, and welcome to The Epoch Times News Brief for Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. I’m Bill Thomas, we have some pressing stories to share with you right now, and here’s what’s going on.
The world reacts to President Donald Trump’s plan concerning the United States taking over the Gaza Strip; a federal judge weighs in on an executive order dealing with birthright citizenship, and a number of families sue the Trump administration over federal funding for certain procedures for transgender minors.
Also, our nation’s top diplomat says the United States is contemplating an offer to outsource a portion of our nation’s prison system to El Salvador, and one South American country announces plans to withdraw from the World Health Organization—we look at the reason behind this separation
We have a number of compelling stories to share with you today, and we begin here. President Donald Trump has a proposal to take over and redevelop a war-torn 25-mile-long stretch of coastal land in the Middle East, but he’s finding limited support from other global leaders. More now on our top story.
World Reacts to Trump’s Gaza Plan
Following a recent meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump made a suggestion to relocate nearly 1.7 million Gazans to safe communities built for them in nearby Egypt and Jordan, while the United States secures Gaza, clears the rubble, and turns it into a new “Riviera” for the international community.
Saudi Arabia says it’s opposed to Trump’s plans to resettle those residents elsewhere. It also says that the kingdom won’t normalize relations with Israel without the establishment of an independent Palestinian state.
France’s foreign ministry is also against the plan. It says that the move would be a serious violation of international law, an attack on the legitimate aspirations of the Palestinian people for a two-state solution, and a major destabilizing factor for the entire region.
Britain’s prime minister says that the Palestinians must be allowed to return home and rebuild, and that his country must stand with them during that time on the way to a two-state solution.
Meanwhile, both Spain and Russia are also in favor of a two-state solution, while Jordan’s King Abdullah is rejecting any attempt to either annex land or displace Palestinians.
Additionally, the terrorist group Hamas, which attacked Israel in October 2023 and triggered the recent war that led to Gaza’s devastation, says that Trump’s remarks are “ridiculous and absurd,” and that his plan is “a recipe for creating chaos and tension” throughout the entire region.
However, a number of current and former Israeli officials are praising the move, with one saying that encouraging the Gazans to leave is the only correct strategy to end the war once and for all between Israel and Hamas.
By the way, Trump cited the war zone’s current condition, as well as its long history of violence, as part of his thinking that it’s time to try something new.
Another story making headlines concerns one of Trump’s recent executive orders regarding U.S. citizenship; the order is being called unconstitutional, the courts are weighing in, and more now on this developing story.
2nd Judge Halts Birthright Citizenship Order
A federal judge in Maryland has just issued a nationwide preliminary injunction that prevents Trump’s directive concerning birthright citizenship from taking effect on Feb. 19 as scheduled. This makes her the second judge in the past two weeks to stop that order from being implemented.
The court ruled in favor of two immigrant rights organizations along with five pregnant women who say that the order would unconstitutionally deny U.S. citizenship to their future children based on the immigration status of their parents.
In issuing her decision, the judge said that “virtually every baby born on U.S. soil is a U.S. citizen upon birth.” She went on to say that this standard is both the law and tradition of our country, and that it will “remain the status quo” until the case is resolved.
By the way, this new ruling grants longer-term relief to people who oppose the policy, going a step further than a recent 14-day hold that was issued by a federal court in Seattle last month.
That judge called the order “blatantly unconstitutional” and is scheduled to decide later today whether or not to extend his block with another preliminary injunction, pending the case’s resolution
To refresh your memory, the president’s order was issued shortly after he assumed office on Jan. 20, and it says that the 14th Amendment does not automatically grant citizenship to the children of illegal immigrants and other noncitizens who are born in the United States.
We stay in the federal court system now, where a number of families are challenging another of Trump’s recent executive orders, this one concerning federal funding, gender-altering procedures, and minors. More now on that story.
Families, Doctors Sue Over End to Federal Funding for Transgender Surgeries on Minors
These families have just sued the Trump administration over the president’s order, which bans federal support nationwide for transgender surgeries for children and teenagers under the age of 19.
The lawsuit was filed in Maryland by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) along with a group of other organizations who are all working on behalf of two transgender young adults, five transgender adolescents, and their families. A number of LGBT groups and health professionals are also part of the lawsuit.
In case you missed it, Trump’s order is called “Protecting Children from Chemical and Surgical Mutilation,” and it was issued last week. The plaintiffs say that the order is “unlawful,” that it discriminates against people on the basis of their sex and transgender status, and that they will soon request an immediate restraining order to stop enforcement of that directive
They also argue that Trump’s order is unconstitutional because it seeks to withhold federal funds that were previously authorized by Congress. They also say that it infringes on the fundamental rights of parents to make medical decisions for their children, as well as on the rights of transgender young adults.
By the way, the directive instructs federally run insurance programs, such as Medicaid, to exclude coverage for “gender affirming care,” including puberty blockers and surgeries. It also restricts federal funding for hospitals and universities that undertake these procedures.
According to the order, medical professionals across the country are “maiming and sterilizing” a growing number of vulnerable children who lack the capacity to fully understand the long-term consequences of their decisions.
We’ll move along now and brief you on a story regarding the possibility of our country outsourcing a portion of our prison system to a Central American nation, and more now on what we’ve learned.
Brief.
