22 States Challenge Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order in Court

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By Hassanat Adebowale with agency reports 

Twenty-two states in the United States, along with civil rights groups, have filed lawsuits to challenge President Donald Trump’s executive order to cancel birthright citizenship for children of illegal immigrants. Trump, who was sworn in on January 20, directed U.S. agencies to deny citizenship to children born in the U.S. to illegal immigrants.

The lawsuits, filed in federal courts in Boston and Seattle by Democratic-led states, the District of Columbia, and the city of San Francisco, argue that Trump’s order violates the U.S. Constitution. The American Civil Liberties Union and several immigrant organizations have also filed similar lawsuits.

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This marks the first major legal battle of Trump’s administration, focusing on a key aspect of his immigration policy. The lawsuits contend that the order is unfair and infringes on the rights of individuals born in the U.S. to non-citizen parents or those temporarily in the country.

Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell’s office stated that if Trump’s order is upheld, it would be unprecedented, denying citizenship to thousands of children born in the U.S. each year. “President Trump does not have the authority to take away constitutional rights,” Campbell said in a statement.

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Reports indicate that more lawsuits are expected from Democratic states and advocacy groups against Trump’s policies, with some cases already in progress.

In addition to the birthright citizenship order, Trump signed 41 other executive orders on January 20, reversing several policies of his predecessor, Joe Biden. These include withdrawing the U.S. from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Paris Climate Agreement, recognizing only two genders, reinstating the ban on transgender military service, and renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.

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