The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit late Monday challenging President Trump's executive order that seeks to strip birthright citizenship of children born to parents who are not legally present in the United States.
it is order This contradicts the Constitution, which grants citizenship to anyone born in the United States, regardless of the status of their parents.
“Denying citizenship to children born in the United States is not only unconstitutional, but also a reckless and callous denial of American values. Birthright citizenship is what makes America a strong and dynamic nation. This command is part of what we do as Americans. “By creating a permanent underclass of American-born people who will be denied the full rights of American citizens, they seek to repeat one of the gravest mistakes in American history,” the American Civil Liberties Union said. said Director Anthony D. Romero. statement.
“We will not let this attack on newborns and future generations of Americans go unchecked. The Trump administration's overreach is too egregious, and we are confident that we will ultimately prevail.”
The ACLU lawsuit was filed in New Hampshire on behalf of clients whose children would not be recognized as citizens under the order, which violates not only the Administrative Procedure Act but also the 14th Amendment. claims.
The Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution states, “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and all persons subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, are citizens of the United States.”
Trump administration officials appeared to acknowledge potential problems with the executive order during a preview call on Monday, saying it would be implemented “on a prospective basis.”
“Going forward, the federal government will no longer grant automatic birthright citizenship to the children of illegal aliens born in the United States,” the official said.
Nevertheless, the order frames citizenship as an “irreplaceable and profound gift,” and positions the order itself as protecting the “meaning and value” of American citizenship.
