California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump, calling his executive order to block birthright citizenship “blatantly unconstitutional’ and “un-American.”
Bonta, a Democrat, said he would defend birthright citizenship, teeing up the first of several expected pushbacks on the new administration.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta takes questions from the media as he announces charges made against suspects involved in an organized retail crime ring during a news conference in Los Angeles Tuesday, March 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
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“Birthright citizenship is a right expressly guaranteed under the U.S. Constitution,” Bonta said. “It is disappointing, but unfortunately unsurprising, that the President chose to disregard the Constitution and attempt to invalidate this right as one of his first acts in office.”
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