New York Attorney General Orders Trump to End Birthright Citizenship By Investing.com
Investing.com – New York Attorney General Letitia James announced her opposition to President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship. The group, joined by a coalition of 18 states and the city of San Francisco, said the order, which aims to change the constitutional right to citizenship for children born in the United States, is unconstitutional.
A coalition led by Attorney General James filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. The lawsuit aims to stop the president’s action, citing the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution and potential harm to American children.
Attorney General James stated that birthright, established by the 14th Amendment and born from the Civil War era, is a fundamental right of citizenship and the cornerstone of the nation’s commitment to justice. The coalition is seeking immediate relief through a preliminary injunction in court, seeking to block the executive order and prevent any steps taken to implement it.
Birthright citizenship has its origins in pre-Civil War America. Despite the Supreme Court’s controversial Dred Scott decision denying birthright citizenship to descendants of slaves, the United States ratified the 14th Amendment after the war to guarantee citizenship to children born within the country. The United States Supreme Court has twice upheld birthright citizenship, which strengthens the law of the land regardless of the immigration status of the child’s parents.
If the executive order is allowed to stand, the 14th Amendment will be repealed. . Starting February 19, children born to parents legally on certain visas will be denied their basic rights and face the risk of deportation.
These children are ineligible for various federal benefits, cannot obtain a Social Security number, and may be barred from legal employment as they age. Access to health care and critical food benefits may be at risk. They lack the right to vote, serve on juries, and run for certain offices.
Joining Attorney General James are the attorneys general of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Vermont, Wisconsin. , and the District of Columbia, as well as the city of San Francisco. The New York case is being handled by Special Counsels Zoe Levine, Rabia Muqadam and Molly Thomas-Jensen, assisted by Assistant Attorneys General Catherine Meyer and Ivan Navedo, assisted by First Deputy Attorney General Jennifer Levy.
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