The Trump administration says it is prepared to fight “leftist resistance” in court after a top civil rights group files a lawsuit challenging President Trump’s order stripping birthright citizenship from undocumented immigrants. said.
“The radical left can choose to go against the tide and reject the overwhelming will of the people, or they can go along with President Trump and work with him to support President Trump,” said Harrison Fields, White House chief deputy press secretary. “We can also push for policies that are very popular.” Fox News Digital.
“These lawsuits are just an extension of the left’s resistance, and the Trump administration is prepared to litigate them in court,” he said.
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Donald Trump takes the oath of office from Chief Justice John Roberts during an inauguration ceremony in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on January 20, 2025. (Kevin Lamarque/AFP via Getty Images)
President Trump signed the “Defending the Meaning and Values of American Citizenship” order, which abolishes birthright citizenship for illegal immigrants. The order clarifies the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution, which states that “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 in which they reside.” I’m looking for.
Some legal scholars and immigration groups argue that the amendment includes people with clearly illegal status, while some conservatives argue that it does not include people who are not under U.S. jurisdiction. claims that there is no
The American Civil Liberties Union immediately filed a lawsuit “on behalf of organizations whose members would be deprived of citizenship for babies born on U.S. soil under this order,” arguing that the order is unconstitutional and that Congress’s intent and highest He argued that it was contrary to court precedent.
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President Trump presents his second executive order during the inaugural parade inside Capital One Arena in Washington, January 20, 2025 (Reuters/Carlos Barria)
Anthony Romero, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union, said: “Denying citizenship to children born in the United States is not only unconstitutional, it is a reckless and callous denial of American values.” .
President Trump’s order asserts: “Among the categories of individuals born in the United States and not subject to its jurisdiction, the privileges of U.S. citizenship automatically apply to those born in the United States. (1) the person’s mother was in the United States illegally and the father was not a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident at the time of the person’s birth, or (2) If the person’s mother was lawfully present in the United States at the time of the person’s birth; (without limitation) and the person’s time of birth if the father was not a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident.
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Migrants encountered in Arizona at the southern border. (U.S. Border Patrol)
However, the ACLU maintains that “every baby born in the United States is a U.S. citizen.” An exception is allowed for children of foreign diplomats.
“Inherent citizenship is part of what makes the United States the strong and dynamic nation it is. This order creates a permanent subclass of U.S.-born people who are denied their full rights.” By doing so, we are repeating one of the gravest mistakes in American history.”As Americans, we will not stand by this attack on newborns and future generations of Americans.” I am confident that the Trump administration’s overreach will ultimately prevail,” Romero said.
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The order is one of many President Trump signed related to border security and illegal immigration on his first day in office on Monday. President Trump also signed an order declaring a national emergency at the border.
Trump also ordered the restart of border wall construction, an end to Biden’s parole policy, and the designation of international cartels as foreign terrorist organizations.
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Other orders halted the ability of immigrants to apply for asylum by suspending refugee resettlement for four months and creating an immediate expulsion process without the possibility of asylum.
Adam Shaw is a political reporter for Fox News Digital, primarily covering immigration and border security.
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