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Twenty-two states have filed lawsuits challenging former President Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship.

Some shit you should know before you read: Yesterday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship for children born in the United States to illegal immigrants and some temporary visa holders. The order reinterprets the 14th Amendment, claiming its Citizenship Clause does not apply to those born to parents who are unlawfully present or have only temporary legal status. Framing citizenship as a “priceless and profound gift,” Trump argued the move was necessary to safeguard the value of American citizenship.

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What’s going on now: In an announcement, 22 Democrat-led states, two major cities, and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) revealed lawsuits challenging President Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship, arguing that the move violates the 14th Amendment of the US Constitution. The Massachusetts lawsuit, backed by 18 states, Washington, D.C., and San Francisco, argues that the Citizenship Clause of the 14th Amendment explicitly guarantees citizenship to anyone born on US soil, regardless of their parents’ immigration status. “President Trump now seeks to abrogate this well-established and longstanding Constitutional principle by executive fiat,” the coalition wrote in its filing.

Meanwhile, a separate lawsuit filed in Washington state by four additional states argued that the executive order “falls far outside the legal bounds of the president’s authority” and is an improper policy tool aimed at deterring immigration. California Attorney General Rob Bonta, during a press conference, called the order “a terrifying tone to set for his second term,” adding, “I have one message for President Trump: I’ll see you in court.”

The ACLU has also filed its own lawsuit, focusing on the constitutional violations of the executive order. In a statement, ACLU Executive Director Anthony D. Romero condemned the order as “not only unconstitutional — it’s also a reckless and ruthless repudiation of American values.”

This all comes as the case will likely to reach the Supreme Court, which will make the final decision on the order.

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