SEATTLE — A second federal judge in two days has blocked President Donald Trump’s effort to end birthright citizenship for the children of parents who are in the U.S. illegally, decrying what he described as the administration’s attempt to ignore the Constitution for political gain.

The Trump administration’s campaign to abolish birthright citizenship is not going well. Less than 72 hours after Trump issued an executive order on federal recognition of the constitutional principle, a federal judge in Washington blocked it from taking effect. That judge had harsh words for the lawyers defending the order in court.