The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has filed a class-action lawsuit in New Hampshire, challenging President Donald Trump’s birthright citizenship order as unconstitutional and harmful to U.S.-born children. The lawsuit, filed in response to a Supreme Court ruling that limited the use of nationwide injunctions, asserts that the executive order undermines the Constitution’s promise of birthright citizenship. The order, which defines U.S. citizenship for children born to mothers without lawful status in the U.S., would deny citizenship to those whose fathers are not U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents. The ACLU argues that the policy violates the 14th Amendment and threatens the rights of U.S.-born children.
The case was filed by multiple ACLU affiliates, including the ACLU of New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, and its Legal Defense Fund, alongside advocacy groups such as the Asian Law Caucus and Democracy Defenders Fund. The lawsuit seeks to represent a class of children born under the terms of the executive order and their families, claiming that the policy creates a