First raft of lawsuits target US birthright citizenship, other Trump orders
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Donald Trump signs record 26 executive orders on second term’s first day, including an effort to restrict citizenship.
Washington, DC – The legal backlash to United States President Donald Trump’s second term has begun, with rights groups and state governments firing an early salvo against the Republican’s day-one decision to overhaul birthright citizenship.
Late on Monday, organisations including the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Legal Defense Fund filed a lawsuit calling Trump’s actions unconstitutional, in a case that is likely to test the limits of his executive power.
On Tuesday, 18 states also filed a similar lawsuit seeking to ground the order.
The filings represent just two of several legal challenges that Trump is set to face regarding the record 26 executive orders he signed on Monday, shortly after his inauguration.
On top of seeking to end birthright citizenship — the policy of conferring US citizenship to all people born in the US — Trump also signed orders to declare a national emergency at the southern border, roll back federal diversity programmes and end the federal recognition of transgender identity.
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