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Trump’s ‘revolution’ sparks immediate backlash as he’s sued over multiple executive orders

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Trump's personal legal troubles may be gone — but his executive orders, including an order to end Birthright, are just the beginning.

Civil rights groups immediately appealed his citizenship order Monday night, arguing that the order violates the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution and an 1898 Supreme Court ruling.

Trump already acknowledges that his order to reverse citizenship for children born in the US to parents without legal status could run into problems in court.

“We think we have good ground,” he said when asked if he could withstand a constitutional challenge as he issued the order during a marathon signing session on Monday evening, shortly after taking office. 'You could be right. We'll find out,” Trump said.

The Supreme Court ruled in 1898 that children born to foreign parents in the US are citizens, citing the 14th Amendment.

The post-Civil War amendment 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.”

Trump argues that the policy attracts migrants or even tourists who can come to the US and give birth in order to obtain citizenship for their children.

By trying to change the century-old policy with the stroke of a pen, without any action from Congress or an amendment to the Constitution, Trump would certainly invite a lawsuit.

Trump’s ‘revolution’ sparks immediate backlash as he’s sued over multiple executive orders

President Donald Trump has signed an order that he says would end the birthright rights of children born to parents who are not here legally. It led to an immediate legal challenge

'That's a good one. Birthright, that's a big one,” Trump said as he inked it.

“We're the only country in the world that does this by birthright, as you know, and it's just ridiculous, but you know – we'll see,” he said. 'We think so: we have very good grounds. Certain people have wanted to do this for decades,” Trump added.

As he plans mass deportations, Trump has also talked about sending entire families out of the country. “I don't want to break up families,” he told NBC in December. “So the only way you don't break up the family is to keep them together and send them all back.”

Although Trump said no other country had this, more than 30 countries, including Canada and Mexico, have some form of “jus soli,” or “right to the soil.”

Under the 14th Amendment, all persons “born or naturalized in the United States” are citizens

Under the 14th Amendment, all persons “born or naturalized in the United States” are citizens

Trump calls the current practice 'ridiculous' and states that it is a magnet for illegal migration

Trump calls the current practice 'ridiculous' and states that it is a magnet for illegal migration

The lawsuit filed Monday was filed by members of New Hampshire's Indonesian community and two groups. It names Trump and multiple agencies.

The framers of the Fourteenth Amendment specifically established this principle

the text of our Constitution to ensure that no one – not even the President – ​​can deny children born in America their rightful place as citizens. They did so with the full knowledge and intent that this would protect the children of immigrants, including those who face discrimination and exclusion,” the plaintiffs' attorneys wrote.

They cited the case of United States v. Wong Kim Ark, which established that children born to non-citizen parents are U.S. citizens.

It calls the principle an 'undisturbed constitutional foundation'.

A National Treasury Employees Union filed suit Monday over Trump's order to make it easier to fire government employees.

The expected command removes the 'Schedule F' protections. It makes it easier for Trump to start cleaning out federal workers after years of railing against what he calls the “deep state.”

Trump issued a similar order in 2020 before leaving office and faced legal challenges.

The citizenship suit argues that Trump overstepped his authority.

“Neither the Constitution nor any federal statute grants the President any authority to redefine American citizenship,” it reads. “By attempting to limit the right to birthright citizenship, the Order exceeds the authority of the President and violates the Constitution and federal statute.”

It was signed by a slew of attorneys from the ACLU and other groups, including the State Democracy Defenders Fund and the Asian Law Caucus.

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