BOSTON: Immigrant and civil rights groups have filed the first lawsuits challenging executive orders President Donald Trump signed on Monday after taking office, including one that seeks to roll back birthright citizenship in the US.
The lawsuits were filed in federal court in Massachusetts and New Hampshire late on Monday ahead of expected legal challenges by several Democratic attorneys general in states including California and Connecticut.
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
More lawsuits by Democratic-led states and advocacy groups challenging other aspects of Trump’s agenda are expected, with cases already on file taking aim at the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency and an order the Republican signed weakening job protections for civil servants.
The New England lawsuits took aim at a central piece of Trump’s sweeping immigration crackdown, an order directing federal agencies not to recognise US citizenship for children born in the United States to mothers who are in the country illegally or are present temporarily, such as visa holders, and whose fathers are not citizens or lawful permanent residents.
