The Trump administration says it is ready to push back against “the Left’s resistance” in court, after a top civil rights group filed a lawsuit challenging President Trump’s order ending birthright citizenship for illegal immigrants.
“Radical Leftists can either choose to swim against the tide and reject the overwhelming will of the people, or they can get on board and work with President Trump to advance his wildly popular agenda,” Harrison Fields, White House principal deputy press secretary, told Fox News Digital.
“These lawsuits are nothing more than an extension of the Left’s resistance – and the Trump administration is ready to face them in court,” he said.
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Donald Trump takes the oath of office from Chief Justice John Roberts during inauguration ceremonies in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20, 2025. (Kevin Lamarque/AFP via Getty Images)
Trump signed the order, “Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship,” which ends birthright citizenship for illegal immigrants. The order seeks to clarify the 14th Amendment, which states:”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.”
Some legal scholars and immigration groups argue that the amendment clearly includes those of illegal status, but some conservatives have said that it does not because they are not under the jurisdiction of the U.S.
The American Civil Liberties Union immediately filed a lawsuit “on behalf of organizations with members whose babies born on U.S. soil will be denied citizenship under the order…” and claimed the order is unconstitutional and against congressional intent and Supreme Court precedent.
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President Trump presents the second executive order during the inaugural parade inside Capital One Arena in Washington, Jan. 20, 2025. (Reuters/Carlos Barria)
“Denying citizenship to U.S.-born children is not only unconstitutional – it’s also a reckless and ruthless repudiation of American values,” Anthony Romero, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union, said.
The Trump order argues: “Among the categories of individuals born in the United States and not subject to the jurisdiction thereof, the privilege of United States citizenship does not…
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