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WASHINGTON, DC – Representative Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) and more than 200 House Democrats filed an amicus brief opposing Donald Trump’s unconstitutional executive order aimed at ending birthright citizenship. The brief — filed in State of Washington, et al. v. Trump, et al. — defends the 14th Amendment’s guarantee of citizenship for anyone born on U.S. soil.

“Ending birthright citizenship is unconstitutional and goes against what America stands for,” said Rep. Gomez. “I joined this amicus brief to stand up for the rule of law and defend the 14th Amendment. If you’re born in the U.S., you’re a citizen—period. Trump’s executive order is a blatant attempt to rewrite the Constitution, and the Court must reject it.”

The filing was led by Litigation Task Force Co-Chairs Assistant Leader Joe Neguse and Ranking Member Jamie Raskin, along with Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and other key committee leaders. Leaders of the Congressional Tri-Caucus — Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette Clarke, Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Adriano Espaillat, and Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Chair Grace Meng — as well as Congressional Jewish Caucus Co-Chairs Jerry Nadler and Brad Schneider, also played a central role.

The full amicus brief is available HERE. 

House Democrats add this to the growing list of court cases filed against the Trump Administration in which they have become involved, including successfully urging a federal judge to block efforts to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).