AGs Unite Against Birthright Citizenship Attack

New York – In a bold stand against the rollback of American rights, New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of 19 fellow attorneys general in issuing a resolute statement. The group was united in their defense of birthright citizenship during the Supreme Court’s oral arguments on the nationwide injunction against President Trump’s unconstitutional executive order.

“We were proud to stand together to defend birthright citizenship and the rule of law at the U.S. Supreme Court today,” reads the joint statement. “For 127 years, the law has been clear: if you are born in this country, you are a citizen of the United States. Administrations of both parties have consistently respected that right ever since.”

“The president’s attempt to end birthright citizenship is patently unconstitutional,” the statement continued. “The Trump administration’s argument before the Supreme Court—that the president should be permitted to strip American citizenship from people based solely on the state in which they happen to be born—would upend settled law and produce widespread chaos and disruption.”

“The president cannot rewrite the Constitution and contradict the Supreme Court’s own holdings with the stroke of a pen,” the AGs emphasized.

The statement was signed by the attorneys general of Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, and the District of Columbia, underscoring the breadth of support for their cause.

This historic show of unity sends a powerful message to the highest court in the land: America’s birthright citizenship is non-negotiable, and any attempt to dismantle this cornerstone of American law will be met with steadfast resistance.

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