Great Lakes Wire

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, together with a coalition of attorneys general, has released a joint statement following the U.S. Supreme Court's oral arguments on President Trump's executive order concerning birthright citizenship. The coalition asserts that the executive order is unconstitutional.

"We were proud to stand together to defend birthright citizenship and the rule of law at the U.S. Supreme Court today," the statement reads. It emphasizes that for 127 years, since a Supreme Court decision settled the issue, it has been clear that individuals born in the United States are citizens of both the country and their respective states. This right has been respected by administrations from both political parties.

The coalition criticizes President Trump's attempt to end birthright citizenship as "patently unconstitutional." They argue that allowing such an action would disrupt established law and practice, leading to widespread chaos.

"The President cannot rewrite the Constitution and contradict the Supreme Court’s own holdings with the stroke of a pen," they added.

Attorney General Nessel was joined by her counterparts from Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawai'i, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington and the District of Columbia in issuing this statement.