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The 14th Amendment was born from Black activism Following the Civil War, Congress passed three Constitutional amendments designed to promote racial justice. One abolished slavery.
President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Monday evening targeting automatic citizenship for U.S.-born children of immigrants in the country illegally, contrary to the 14th Amendment.
The civil rights lawyer called Trump’s actions an “assault on core principles of our democracy” and said Black and brown communities “must reclaim the meaning of the 14th Amendment ...
The Fourteenth Amendment (Amendment XIV) to the United States Constitution was adopted on July 9, 1868, as one of the Reconstruction Amendments.Usually considered one of the most consequential amendments, it addresses citizenship rights and equal protection under the law and was proposed in response to issues related to formerly enslaved Americans following the American Civil War.
On January 21, Attorney General of Washington Nick Brown filed suit against the Trump administration in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, arguing that the order violates the 14th Amendment and federal immigration law. The lawsuit was joined by Arizona, Oregon, and Illinois.
Clamoring about the 14th Amendment increased in 2023, as the 2024 presidential cycle got in full swing. But the public conversation was largely led by anti-Trump partisans on the left.
"The original understanding of the 14th Amendment, and subsequent Supreme Court opinions and government practice, require that everyone born in the United States become a citizen," Yoo said.
Lawmakers first considered invoking the 14 Amendment after the Capitol riot, but interest was renewed after Trump announced a 2024 presidential run.