Trump Sued by Immigrants Over Birthright Citizenship Order (2)

Jan. 22, 2025, 5:26 PM UTCUpdated: Jan. 22, 2025, 8:35 PM UTC

President Donald Trump was sued by immigrant rights groups over his executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship, the latest in a flurry of challenges targeting the early move of his second administration.

The groups represent expectant mothers in the US, and those who plan to have children, who say their kids could be denied citizenship under the Jan. 20 order. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in the US District Court for the District of Maryland.

“Every day, babies are being born in the United States whose constitutionally guaranteed citizenship will be called into doubt under the Executive Order,” ...

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