24 States Sue Trump Over Executive Order to End Birthright Citizenship

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In a significant legal move, 24 Democratic-led states and cities have filed lawsuits challenging President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at ending birthright citizenship in the United States.

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The lawsuits, filed on January 20, 2025, argue that the order violates the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which guarantees citizenship to all children born on American soil.

The lawsuit, co-led by 18 states, Washington, D.C., and San Francisco, asserts that while the President holds broad powers over immigration policy, the proposed “Citizenship Stripping Order” goes far beyond the legal scope of executive authority.

“The Citizenship Stripping Order falls far outside the legal bounds of the President’s authority,” the lawsuit states, highlighting that birthright citizenship has been firmly enshrined in U.S. law since the passage of the 14th Amendment in 1868.

The case is poised to become a landmark legal battle, potentially reaching the Supreme Court and testing Trump’s second-term agenda.

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The 18 states filed the case in a Massachusetts federal court, meaning any appeal would be heard by the First U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which is composed of judges predominantly appointed by Democratic presidents.

24 States Sue Trump Over Executive Order to End Birthright Citizenship

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This move marks the latest chapter in a long-standing debate over birthright citizenship, a policy the U.S. Supreme Court has upheld in the past.

Additionally, a federal law passed before the 14th Amendment’s ratification also guarantees citizenship to children born on U.S. soil.

New Jersey Democratic Attorney General Matthew Platkin, who is leading the lawsuit, emphasized the enduring importance of birthright citizenship.

“This has been part of the fabric of this nation for centuries…the President cannot, with a stroke of a pen, rewrite the Constitution,” he stated.

Alongside these lawsuits, the American Civil Liberties Union and several immigration rights groups have filed their own legal challenges to the executive order, seeking a swift block of the policy before it can be enforced.

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