(The Center Square) – Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, along with attorneys general in Illinois, Oregon and Washington, are filing a lawsuit against the Trump administration in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington over the president’s birthright citizenship Executive Order.
“As I said after the election, I will not allow Donald Trump to shred the United States constitution,” Mayes said at a news conference on Tuesday afternoon, arguing that the action violates the 14th Amendment.
“This executive order has nothing to do with national security or protecting American jobs,” she continued.
In total, 22 states are suing in various cases as it relates to the order, according to ABC News. Mayes said in her case they are first looking to get a temporary restraining order and then a preliminary injunction.
Mayes said that while it will not go into effect for another month, she believes “the chaos from this is going to be immediate.”
Trump called birthright citizenship “ridiculous” while signing the Executive Order on Monday, shortly after being sworn-in for his second non-consecutive term.
The order is meant to specifically crack down on the future children of those who are residing in the United States illegally.
“We have very good grounds. People have wanted to do this for decades,” he said.
The president signed a wide variety of immigration related orders on Monday, including dubbing drug cartels as terrorist groups, scrapping the “CBP One” app and bringing back border wall construction efforts. Arizona’s border communities will likely be at the forefront of many of these changes.
