18 Democratic states sue to stop Trump’s birthright citizenship order

Attorneys general from 18 Democratic-led states, joined by San Francisco and Washington, DC, have sued to block President Trump’s executive order that refuses citizenship for US-born children of unauthorized immigrants. Filed in Massachusetts federal court, the suit challenges Trump’s attempt to limit birthright citizenship, with officials arguing it exceeds presidential authority.

​Attorneys general from 18 Democratic-led states, joined by San Francisco and Washington, DC, have sued to block President Trump’s executive order that refuses citizenship for US-born children of unauthorized immigrants. Filed in Massachusetts federal court, the suit challenges Trump’s attempt to limit birthright citizenship, with officials arguing it exceeds presidential authority.