Illinois joins lawsuit over Trump birthright citizenship order

Illinois, along with three Western states, filed a lawsuit challenging Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship, arguing that children born to immigrants in the U.S. are entitled to citizenship rights. The lawsuit contends that Trump cannot override the 14th Amendment and accuses him of using the order for political gain. The White House dismissed the lawsuits as resistance, while Illinois Governor Pritzker deemed the order unconstitutional and vowed to uphold the law.

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