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Republican Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird is leading a legal brief in support of President Donald Trump’s executive order to redefine birthright citizenship.
Bird was joined by 19 other Republican state attorneys general who signed onto the brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court.
Trump signed an executive order his first day in office that argues children born in the United States are citizens only if they have at least one parent who is a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident, upending more than a century of U.S. legal precedent.
Dozens of states and several other groups sued the Trump administration, arguing the executive order violates 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."
The executive order would deny citizenship to those born after Feb. 19 (when the order was set to take effect) whose parents are in the country illegally. It forbids U.S. agencies from issuing any document or accepting any state, local or other government document recognizing citizenship for such children.
The Trump administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to partly allow the restrictions while legal challenges play out after district judges in three states blocked the executive order nationwide, and after federal appeals courts rejected the administration’s requests.
Bird and the Trump administration argue the 14th Amendment does not grant automatic citizenship to children born to individuals who were not lawfully and permanently present in the United States.
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“This case is not about whether birthright citizenship is guaranteed under our Constitution,” Bird writes. “ … Instead, the proper framing of this case asks where the limits of birthright citizenship end.”
Bird, however, argues those in the country unlawfully are not subject to the complete jurisdiction of the United States, and are therefore not entitled to birthright citizenship under the Constitution.
“The Executive Order accurately reflects that the text, history, and tradition of the Constitution does not guarantee birthright citizenship to illegal aliens,” the brief states.
Republican Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird is leading a legal brief in support of President Donald Trump’s executive order to redefine birthright citizenship.
Bird was joined by 19 other Republican state attorneys general who signed onto the brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court.
Trump signed an executive order his first day in office that argues children born in the United States are citizens only if they have at least one parent who is a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident, upending more than a century of U.S. legal precedent.
Dozens of states and several other groups sued the Trump administration, arguing the executive order violates 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."
The executive order would deny citizenship to those born after Feb. 19 (when the order was set to take effect) whose parents are in the country illegally. It forbids U.S. agencies from issuing any document or accepting any state, local or other government document recognizing citizenship for such children.
The Trump administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to partly allow the restrictions while legal challenges play out after district judges in three states blocked the executive order nationwide, and after federal appeals courts rejected the administration’s requests.
Bird and the Trump administration argue the 14th Amendment does not grant automatic citizenship to children born to individuals who were not lawfully and permanently present in the United States.
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“This case is not about whether birthright citizenship is guaranteed under our Constitution,” Bird writes. “ … Instead, the proper framing of this case asks where the limits of birthright citizenship end.”
Bird, however, argues those in the country unlawfully are not subject to the complete jurisdiction of the United States, and are therefore not entitled to birthright citizenship under the Constitution.
“The Executive Order accurately reflects that the text, history, and tradition of the Constitution does not guarantee birthright citizenship to illegal aliens,” the brief states.
Iowa AG Brenna Bird defends Trump birthright citizenship order
Republican Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird is leading a legal brief in support of President Donald Trump’s executive order to redefine birthright citizenship. Also in the Notebook, Iowans rally in opposition to a bill shielding pesticide companies from lawsuits over cancer risks.
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