No Borders NewsArizona Attorney General Kris Mayes joined other state attorneys general in a Supreme Court filing defending birthright citizenship. The case challenges an executive order described by the states as an attempt to change the Constitution and federal law.
The Arizona attorney general’s office says the Fourteenth Amendment guarantees that people born in the United States are U.S. citizens. The filing argues the executive order would conflict with that constitutional rule and with Section 1401 of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
According to the filing, the executive order was blocked by nationwide preliminary court orders in two separate lawsuits. The Supreme Court is now considering whether the executive order is valid in a challenge brought by a class of children who would lose citizenship under the order, identified in the excerpt as Barbara v. Trump.
The brief warns that if the order were allowed to stand, children born in the U.S. could lose citizenship and face serious consequences. The excerpt describes potential harms including the loss of eligibility for federal services and programs, difficulty obtaining a Social Security number, and later barriers to lawful work, voting, jury service, and holding certain offices.
The excerpt also says states could be affected through changes to federal funding tied to citizenship status. It specifically mentions programs such as Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program, and foster care and adoption assistance, and says states may face additional administrative burdens if citizenship rules change.