Eighteen Democratic-led states sue over Trump birthright citizenship order

Coalition of states and District of Columbia file lawsuit arguing president’s order is violation of US constitution

A swath of Democratic-led states and civil rights groups have filed the first lawsuits challenging executive orders Donald Trump signed after taking office, including one that seeks to roll back birthright citizenship in the US.

A coalition of 18 Democratic-led states along with the District of Columbia and the city of San Francisco filed a lawsuit in federal court in Boston on Tuesday arguing the Republican president’s effort to end birthright citizenship is a flagrant violation of the US constitution.

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22 states sue Trump administration over birthright citizenship order

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States sue to block Trump's birthright order

President Trump signed an executive action Monday meant to end birthright citizenship for children born in the U.S. whose parents are unauthorized migrants. More than 20 state attorneys general ...
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States Sued to Stop Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order

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Twenty-two States Sue to Stop Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order

The lawsuit to block the president’s executive order is the first salvo in what is likely to be a long-running legal fight over immigration policy.
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Democratic AGs sue Trump over birthright citizenship executive order

Twenty-two Democrat-led states and two cities challenged President Trump’s executive order restricting birthright citizenship, which on Tuesday kicked off the first legal battles between his new ...
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ACLU sues over Trump order aimed at ending birthright citizenship

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) late Monday launched a suit challenging an executive order from President Trump seeking to end birthright citizenship for children born in the U.S. to ...
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