Numerous states and organizations have sued President Donald Trump and the federal government over an executive order ending birthright citizenship on the basis that it violates the 14th Amendment.
The executive order prohibits children of undocumented or temporary-status immigrants from receiving citizenship starting Feb. 19
Led by New Jersey, 22 states and the cities of San Francisco and Washington, D.C. sued the President, according to ABC7.
Connecticut’s Attorney General William Tong, who became a citizen by birthright, is also part of the legal fight to void the executive order.
“The 14th Amendment says what it means, and it means what it says — if you are born on American soil, you are an American,” Tong said in a statement. “…But the fact that Trump is dead wrong will not prevent him from inflicting serious harm right now on American families like my own.”
Other AAPI attorneys general involved in the lawsuit include Rob Bonta of California, who is a Filipino immigrant.
Aside from nearly half the United States, immigrants’ rights organizations are also taking the right of birthright citizenship to court, per NHPR, including the New Hampshire Indonesian Community Support and ACLU.
The plaintiffs are going for a preliminary injunction to delay the executive order until the lawsuits can play out.
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