A group of five pregnant illegal immigrants has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, challenging the president’s executive order that restricts birthright citizenship.
The order, titled “Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship,” would end automatic US citizenship to children born in the country unless at least one parent is a US citizen or a lawful permanent resident. The order also applies to children born to parents on temporary visas, such as H-1B work visas or F-1 student visas.
The lawsuit, which was filed in a Maryland federal court in January, argues that Trump’s order is unconstitutional, violating the Citizenship Clause of the 14th Amendment. This clause states, “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.”
The lawsuit is backed by immigrant advocacy groups Casa, Inc. and the Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project, which labeled the executive order as “blatantly unconstitutional.”
On Friday, the Department of Justice filed an opposition motion against the women, defending the order as “common sense.” […]
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