Trump Faces Legal Pushback Over Birthright Citizenship Order as 22 States File Lawsuits [Video]

President Donald Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship has sparked major legal challenges. Attorneys general from 18 states, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C., filed a lawsuit Tuesday, calling the move “unlawful” and an attack on constitutional principles.

The lawsuit argues Trump lacks authority to rewrite the 14th Amendment, which grants citizenship to all born in the U.S., regardless of parentage. Four additional states joined the legal fight, bringing the total to 22. The states are demanding a federal court block the order, which is set to take effect next month.

The order directs federal agencies to deny citizenship to U.S.-born children if their parents are undocumented or on temporary visas, potentially impacting 150,000 children annually. Critics say this would leave many children stateless and unable to access essential services like health care and education.

Judge John Coughenour, a Reagan appointee, will hear arguments Thursday for a temporary restraining order …