ACLU files lawsuit against Trump order that seeks to end birthright citizenship

[Sixers]

WASHINGTON – A collection of advocacy groups led by the American Civil Liberties Union filed a federal lawsuit late Monday challenging President Donald Trump’s executive order to halt the automatic granting of citizenship to children born in the United States.

Trump signed his order to deny citizenship to children whose mothers were unlawfully present in the United States when they were born and the father wasn't a citizen or legal permanent resident, or when the mother's presence was lawful but temporary and the father wasn't a citizen or lawful permanent resident. The order was part of a series that sought to bolster security along the southern border.

But legal experts said the order is in conflict with the 14^th 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 wherein they reside.”

The ACLU lawsuit in New Hampshire seeks to block Trump from denying citizenship to those children.

“Denying citizenship to U.S.-born children is not only unconstitutional − it’s also a reckless and ruthless repudiation of American values,” Anthony Romero, ACLU executive director, said in a statement. “This order seeks to repeat one of the gravest errors in American history, by creating a permanent subclass of people born in the U.S. who are denied full rights as Americans.”

Trump and other Republicans have sought to end birthright citizenship because of a concern immigrants sometimes deliver children in the United States to gain a toehold to remain. Trump’s order, to take effect in the next 30 days, directed the Social Security Administration to no longer recognize the children as citizens and the State Department to stop issuing them passports.

The constitutional provision was ratified in 1868, after the Civil War, and upheld by the Supreme Court in 1898.

“Birthright citizenship is a cornerstone of our democracy,” Theo Oshiro, co-executive director of the advocacy group Make the Road New York, said in a statement. “To deny their children the same basic rights as all other children born in the United States is an affront to basic values of fairness, equality, and inclusivity.”

 

[Coconut]

thank you aclu

[Prasadgeek33]

All these cases will go to the Supreme Court, and the court might go with Trump. It is a very right-leaning court and might go with Trump

[Chittoorodu]

48 minutes ago, Coconut said:

thank you aclu

ACLU is a significant reason why many harmful laws are overturned or struck down. Donate to ACLU while you are at it - even a $10 will make a difference.

They are the reason - both sides Left/Right adhere to and stand by some principles.

[TeluguTexas]

1 minute ago, Chittoorodu said:

ACLU is a significant reason why many harmful laws are overturned or struck down. Donate to ACLU while you are at it - even a $10 will make a difference.

They are the reason - both sides Left/Right adhere to and stand by some principles.

Donation links post chey annoo

[Chittoorodu]

2 minutes ago, TeluguTexas said:

Donation links post chey annoo

Idhigo bro

https://action.aclu.org/give/now

[Anna_nuv_thopu]

6 minutes ago, Chittoorodu said:

ACLU is a significant reason why many harmful laws are overturned or struck down. Donate to ACLU while you are at it - even a $10 will make a difference.

They are the reason - both sides Left/Right adhere to and stand by some principles.

Veedu some desi immi org sister company kadhu gaa..!!, appatlo GC lo costco lo istam ani desis daggara collections chesi bombayi chupettadu…

 

[Chittoorodu]

1 minute ago, Anna_nuv_thopu said:

Veedu AILA sister company kadhu gaa..!!, appatlo GC lo costco lo istam ani desis daggara collections chesi bombayi chupettadu…

 

Entha maata annav bro - ACLU is as legitimate as it comes, they have been fighting since 1920.

[Marsmangalodu]

33 minutes ago, Anna_nuv_thopu said:

Veedu some desi immi org sister company kadhu gaa..!!, appatlo GC lo costco lo istam ani desis daggara collections chesi bombayi chupettadu…

 

Adi AILA idi ACLU both are not the same

[kevinUsa]

40 minutes ago, Chittoorodu said:

ACLU is a significant reason why many harmful laws are overturned or struck down. Donate to ACLU while you are at it - even a $10 will make a difference.

They are the reason - both sides Left/Right adhere to and stand by some principles.

if u already have kids do not donate if u dont have kids and planning on having kids please donate 

[kevinUsa]

ok thats fine current president have issued an EO to end BC 

but if another president comes and issues an EO to invalidate the past EO 

what will happen to all the kids born in between the timeframe ??

[Assam_Bhayya]

1 minute ago, kevinUsa said:

ok thats fine current president have issued an EO to end BC 

but if another president comes and issues an EO to invalidate the past EO 

what will happen to all the kids born in between the timeframe ??

Citizenship for those kids and compensatory GC for parents at that time. 

[kevinUsa]

2 minutes ago, Assam_Bhayya said:

Citizenship for those kids and compensatory GC for parents at that time. 

thats not how system works 

[Assam_Bhayya]

3 minutes ago, kevinUsa said:

thats not how system works 

System works with EOs kada. appudu ok EO isthar le, kids born between 2025-2028 and didn't get citizenship, will be given citizenship to honor the constitution and restore the democracy and compensatory gc for parents for abuse they were subjected to !

[kevinUsa]

3 minutes ago, Assam_Bhayya said:

and compensatory gc for parents for abuse they were subjected to !

this section does not make any sense though