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Lauren Gambino in Los Angeles

Trump citizenship order ‘overreached by a mile’ – California attorney general

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Rob Bonta: ‘Just because he’s the president doesn’t mean he can change the US constitution. In fact, it is absolutely clear – it is civics 101 – that he cannot. Photograph: Jeff Chiu/AP

Donald Trump “overreached by a mile” with his attempt to dismantle the longstanding constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship, the California attorney general, Rob Bonta, said.

California along with a coalition of states and the city of San Francisco are suing the administration over an executive order issued just hours after Trump was sworn into office on Monday that would deny automatic citizenship to some children born in the United States – a move they argue is in “flagrant violation” of the US constitution.

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