President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that aims to revoke birthright citizenship, contradicting the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which grants citizenship to everyone born in the United States. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and several pro-immigrant organizations have filed a lawsuit against this order, arguing that it unlawfully attempts to redefine citizenship rights ignored by courts for over a century. Trump's claims that the U.S. is alone in granting birthright citizenship are factually incorrect, as many countries worldwide adhere to similar policies.
The ACLU, along with several other pro-immigrant groups, is suing the Trump administration after President Donald Trump signed an executive order that seeks to end the constitutionally recognized right of birthright citizenship.
While signing the order, Trump grumbled that the U.S. has such a standard in place. "It's ridiculous, we're the only country in the world that does this with birthright..." That statement, too, is false: More than three dozen countries recognize a right to birthright citizenship.
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