Three current and former federal employees filed a class action Oct. 13 against Secretary of State Marco Rubio over the State Department's medical clearance office, which decides overseas clearances for State and 25-plus other agencies including the FBI and DHS. The complaint alleges the office denies post-specific clearances over disabilities without individual review, and agencies then pull job offers automatically. State declined to comment.

Six noncitizen parents filed a nationwide class action in Maryland federal court on Oct. 14 against President Trump's second birthright citizenship order. The 47-page complaint, obtained by TDFP, argues nothing in Executive Order 14418 limits it to children born after it was signed, and that new State Department and Social Security guidance threatens passport renewals and Social Security numbers for U.S.-born children. It also attaches the agency guidance as exhibits.