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Nearly 2 dozen states sue Trump admin over birthright citizenship order: ‘Unprecedented’

Nearly two dozen states are taking legal action against the Trump administration over President Donald Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship for the children of illegal immigrants. The states argue that the order is unconstitutional and unprecedented, as the President does not have the authority to rewrite or nullify a constitutional amendment. The lawsuit, led by 18 Democratic-led states, claims that the President cannot limit who receives United States citizenship at birth.

The executive order, titled “Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship,” seeks to clarify the 14th Amendment, which grants citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to its jurisdiction. The order specifies that children born to illegal immigrant parents or those on temporary nonimmigrant visas are not automatically granted citizenship.

The states involved in the lawsuit argue that the order will cause immediate and irreparable harm to both plaintiffs and their residents. They point out that thousands of children are born to parents in temporary or illegal status, who would now be deemed deportable and stateless under the new policy.

The lawsuit emphasizes that children born after the effective date of the order will lack any legal status in the eyes of the federal government. They will lose access to federal services, the right to work, vote, serve on juries, and run for certain offices, despite being born in the United States.

Attorneys general from states including New Jersey, California, New York, and Massachusetts have joined the lawsuit, along with the city and county of San Francisco and Washington, D.C. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has also filed a separate lawsuit on behalf of organizations whose members will be affected by the executive order.

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The Trump administration has responded to the legal challenges by stating that they are prepared to face them in court. White House principal deputy press secretary, Harrison Fields, criticized the lawsuits as an extension of the Left’s resistance and reiterated the administration’s commitment to defending the President’s agenda.

The ongoing legal battle over birthright citizenship is a contentious issue that has sparked debate and raised questions about the limits of presidential power. As the lawsuits progress, the outcome will have far-reaching implications for the rights and status of children born to undocumented immigrants in the United States.

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