Santa Clara County, California, has joined over 20 states in suing President Donald Trump to prevent his executive order from ending birthright citizenship for children born to non-citizen or undocumented parents. The county argues that the order is unconstitutional and violates the 14th Amendment, which guarantees citizenship to anyone born on U.S. soil.
U.S. President Donald Trump holds up a signed executive order in the Oval Office of the White House on Jan. 23, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Santa Clara County has joined more than 20 states, including California, in suing President Donald Trump to block an executive order that would end birthright citizenship for children born to parents who are not citizens or are living in the country illegally.
“Once again, the county is standing with our community members who are being targeted by the federal administration,” County Executive James Williams said in a news release. “We will not stand idly by while the President tries to unconstitutionally and unilaterally erase the citizenship of millions of American children.”
New Jersey and Massachusetts — both blue states — are leading the lawsuit with California. Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Vermont and Wisconsin have also signed on.Santa Clara County has taken similar actions, with the Board of Supervisors last month moving $5 million out of the county’s reserves to protect immigrants.
Santa Clara County has the largest proportion of immigrants among California’s 58 counties, with more than 40% of residents having been born outside of the U.S.
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