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This executive order is constitutional and legally valid,
said Epstein
Congress has not specifically authorized that any individual born to illegal aliens on U.S. soil is by definition a citizen. That's nowhere in the statute,
he explainedMy expectation is that this is a no-brainer. The law is clear, ‘subject to the jurisdiction thereof’ has to mean something,
he saidCitizenship is a most precious right, expressly granted by the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution,
she wrote in her rulingIt has become ever more apparent that, to our president, the rule of law is but an impediment to his policy goals. The rule of law is, according to him, something to navigate around or simply ignore, whether that be for political or personal gain,
U.S. District Judge John Coughenour said while announcing his ruling from a Seattle courtroomIn this courtroom and under my watch, the rule of law is a bright beacon, which I intend to follow,
the judge saidIt is one of the precious principles that makes the United States the great nation that it is,
the ruling statesIf the government wants to change the exceptional grant of birthright citizenship, it needs to amend the Constitution itself,
he added
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.”
The Amendment reads
This is the level of fight that will be required for the next four years of the Trump administration,
George Escobar, CASA’s chief of programs and services, said in a statement to NBC News on WednesdayToday, the court made the right decision to temporarily block the Birthright Citizenship Executive Order. The Executive Order has created chaos for so many families, including ASAP members, who are scared their children will not be able to live a life free of fear in the only country they will have ever known,
Swapna Reddy, ASAP’s co-executive director, said in a statement
The executive order conflicts with the plain language of the 14th Amendment, contradicts 125-year-old binding Supreme Court precedent and runs counter to our nation’s 250-year history of citizenship by birth,
U.S. District Judge Deborah L. Boardman said during a hearing in Greenbelt.jpg)
This administration believes that birthright citizenship is unconstitutional, and that is why President Trump signed that executive order,
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said last week
It is patently absurd for defendants to contend that a person who can be conscripted into the military — forced to fight for this country — is not subject to its jurisdiction,
Matt Adams, legal director for the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, told Coughenour
The denial of the precious right to citizenship will cause irreparable harm,
District Judge Deborah Boardman was reported as saying during the hearing at a Maryland court
The United States Supreme Court has resoundingly rejected the president’s interpretation of the citizenship clause of the 14th Amendment. In fact, no court in the country has ever endorsed the president’s interpretation. This court will not be the first,
the Maryland-based judge added during a hearing in Greenbelt, just outside Washington
The framers of that act did not intend to and did not in fact create a loophole to be exploited by temporary visitors to the country and by illegal aliens,
Hamilton saidThe earlier executive branch practice can be aligned with the citizenship clause, the better,
Hamilton repliedIt infringes upon the most fundamental constitutional right,
said Mead, an attorney with Georgetown’s Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and ProtectionWhat’s the harm if we push the pause button, keep the status quo as it’s been for 250 years and let this question be decided on the merits?”
the judge asked