Donald Trump, birthright citizenship

An attorney general explains how states will resist Trump's birthright citizenship order
The Trump administration is "twisting itself in knots" in trying to limit birthright citizenship and focus on deportations, argues New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin.
Can Trump end birthright citizenship? Order faces lawsuit from 18 states
Only hours after being sworn into office, President Donald Trump issued an executive order that would end birthright citizenship. Can he do that?
Trump wants to end birthright citizenship. Here’s how it could impact Texas.
President Donald Trump is seeking to end birthright citizenship, a move to cut off a longstanding constitutional right that could leave hundreds of thousands of Texas children without legal status. The move has been questioned by legal scholars and it has already drawn lawsuits from the American Civil Liberties Union and a coalition of Democratic-led states.
What is birthright citizenship, and which countries have it?
President Donald Trump has falsely claimed the U.S. is alone in offering citizenship as a birthright. More than 30 countries do — but some have rolled it back.
New Jersey leads charge against Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship
New Jersey is leading a federal lawsuit to block President Donald Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship.
What the 14th Amendment says about birthright citizenship
President Donald Trump is seeking to end birthright citizenship, a constitutional right enshrined by the 14th Amendment. We asked two experts in constitutional and immigration law to walk us through what the amendment says,
New Jersey and other states sue to stop Trump from ending birthright citizenship
President Donald Trump signed an executive order to revoke birthright citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants, but a new lawsuit argues presidents "are not kings."
To end birthright citizenship, Trump misreads the constitution
America started doing so at the end of the Civil War. The constitution was amended then to overturn the Dred Scott decision of 1857, which held that black people were not Americans. The 14th Amendment ensured that freed slaves and their children would henceforth be citizens.
24 Democratic states and cities sue over Trump’s bid to end birthright citizenship
Two dozen Democratic-led states and cities are challenging President Donald Trump’s bid to end birthright citizenship in court, a major constitutional challenge to one of the White House’s signature policies.
Ford joins AGs from 17 states in suing Trump over birthright citizenship
The lawsuit challenges President Donald Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship, which they say violates the 14th Amendment.
Trump’s order to limit birthright citizenship could have significant impact on Texas
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s bid to restrict birthright citizenship could have significant repercussions for Texas and other border states that have large numbers of immigrants in the country legally and illegally.
Supreme Court Justices Hushed, but Not Silent, on Birthright Citizenship
The justices offered few public remarks on birthright citizenship, but legal experts expect them to reject Trump's executive ...
Taking away birthright citizenship is an ‘attack’ on families, Connecticut AG says
President Donald Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship is facing legal challenges. 18 states and two cities ...
Colorado among the states aiming to pause Trump order seeking to overturn birthright citizenship
There's been a swift response to President Donald's Trump's executive order to end birthright citizenship​ as 22 state ...
A running list of Trump’s planned executive orders, actions, proclamations and legislation
Donald Trump is promising a “golden age of America” in his second term, and he’s issuing a raft of executive orders to try ...
Executive orders: How they work and how Trump is using them to shape his agenda
President Donald Trump signed dozens of executive orders Monday in line with his campaign promises. Among the most notable ...
Trump begins immigration crackdown with moves to end birthright citizenship, deploy the military to the border and more
Washington — President Trump invoked muscular presidential powers to begin a sweeping crackdown on immigration following his ...