Coalition of 20 State AGs Defends Birthright Citizenship at Supreme Court

A coalition of state attorneys general, including leaders from Arizona, California, Colorado, New York, Oregon, and others, united to oppose President Trump’s executive order attempting to end birthright citizenship, defending the Fourteenth Amendment before the U.S. Supreme Court. They emphasized that for 127 years, the Supreme Court has upheld birthright citizenship as a clear constitutional right, and that the President cannot unilaterally alter this established law. The attorneys general warned that ending birthright citizenship would create widespread chaos and disrupt settled legal precedent. This coalition, representing a diverse range of states and populations, argued that the executive order is patently unconstitutional and violates long-standing Supreme Court rulings such as United States v. Wong Kim Ark. Alongside legal experts and immigrant rights advocates, they stressed that citizenship rights are fundamental to American identity and protected by law. The Supreme Court’s decision on this case could have far-reaching consequences for immigration policy and citizenship rights in the U.S.