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Maryam Khanum

Trump Administration Sued By Pregnant Women Across the Country Over Birthright Citizenship Order

Trump administration doubles down on ending birthright citizenship, questioning citizenship of millions of Native Americans and centuries of legal precedent. (Credit: Getty Images)

Multiple immigrant advocacy groups are suing President Trump's administration due to an executive order signed by the President restricting which children born on U.S. soil are eligible for birthright citizenship.

A lawsuit was filed against the Trump administration by The Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (NWIRP), a Seattle-based non-profit organization advocating for three pregnant non-citizen women (and other immigrants/non-citizens in their position), reported Kiro 7. The lawsuit argues that an executive order signed by the President last week attempting to limit eligibility for birthright citizenship is unconstitutional.

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