Great Lakes Wire

On Friday, the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts upheld a nationwide injunction protecting birthright citizenship. The court stated that there was “no workable, narrower alternative to the injunction issued originally would provide complete relief to the plaintiffs in this case.”

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined 18 other attorneys general in a lawsuit supporting birthright citizenship. In response to the court’s decision, Nessel said, “I am relieved that the Court recognized the need to uphold birthright citizenship across the country for all Americans, a fundamental protection that has been clearly enshrined in our Constitution for more than 150 years. Every person born on U.S. soil is entitled to equal protection under the law, and I remain committed to defending the constitutional rights of newly born Americans.”

The ruling maintains protections for individuals born in the United States by ensuring they retain their citizenship status under existing constitutional guarantees.