The son of immigrants and the first Asian American elected to statewide office in Connecticut, Attorney General Tong, is poised to challenge President Trump's plans to revoke birthright citizenship. Tong joins 23 other Democratic attorneys general ready to oppose Trump on issues like immigration, LGBTQ rights, environment, and abortion, mirroring the legal battles seen during the previous Trump administration.
The son of immigrants is among 23 Democratic attorneys general likely to be regularly suing the incoming Trump administration over contentious policies.24/7 New York news stream: Watch NBC 4 free wherever you are
Likewise, Republican attorneys general routinely sued to block President Joe Biden’s policies, notching up major victories on issues like might be one that challengers have a good chance of winning, even with a conservative Supreme Court that includes three justices appointed by Trump. James Ho, now a Trump-appointed judge on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals who is considered a contender for the Supreme Court if Trump has a vacancy, “Birthright citizenship is guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment. That birthright is protected no less for children of undocumented persons than for descendants of Mayflower passengers,” he wrote.Trump has said he will sign an executive order that would ensure children born to parents who do not have legal status in the U.S.
Supporters of limiting birthright citizenship say the language in the 14th Amendment referring to citizenship being awarded to people “subject to the jurisdiction” of the United States does not include the children of undocumented immigrants. “I don’t think that anyone’s theory about so-called invasion ... should fly in the courts,” she added.
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