Twenty-two Democratic-led states sue over Trump birthright citizenship order

Summary

A coalition of 22 Democratic-led states, the District of Columbia, and San Francisco filed a federal lawsuit against Donald Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship for children born in the U.S. to noncitizen or temporary resident parents.

The suit argues the order violates the 14th Amendment and the 1898 Supreme Court ruling in United States v. Wong Kim Ark.

If upheld, the order could deny citizenship to over 150,000 children annually.

Additional lawsuits target other Trump orders weakening civil service protections and launching Musk-led government reforms.