US Citizenship: Donald Trump’s order will end the policy of automatically granting citizenship to people born in the US. Trump had said during his election campaign that he would do this after becoming president.
US Citizenship: More than 15 states in the US, including New Jersey, said on Tuesday that they would challenge President Donald Trump’s executive order that ends the constitutional guarantee of citizenship by birth. Trump was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States on Monday.
New Jersey Democratic Attorney General Matt Platkin said Tuesday he was leading a group of 18 states, the District of Columbia and the city of San Francisco in filing a lawsuit to block Trump’s order. “The president has vast power, but he is not a monarch,” Platkin said.
Trump’s order would end the policy of automatically granting citizenship to people born in the United States, which Trump said during his campaign he would do after becoming president.
Platkin and immigrant rights advocates cited the 14th Amendment to the Constitution that says anyone born in the United States and living under its jurisdiction is a citizen of the country.
Indians may face problems
President Trump has announced that if one of the parents of the newborn is not an American citizen or a green card holder, then that child will not be considered an American citizen. Now it is being said that this decision may affect Indians. These include thousands of Indians who hold temporary work visas (H-1B and L1), dependent visas (H4), study visas (F1), academic visitor visas (J1) or short-term business or tourist (B1 or B2).
This decision will be applicable to children born in America from February 20. However, this decision has been challenged in the court and if it is stayed by the court within a month, then it will not come into effect.
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