California attorney general says state will sue Trump over birthright citizenship

California's attorney general, Rob Bonta, said the state would join a lawsuit against an executive order that would end birthright citizenship in the US. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub The coalition of 22 Democratic-led states taking action say the order violates the constitution. 'The president's executive order attempting to rescind birthright citizenship is blatantly unconstitutional and quite frankly, un-American,' Bonda said at a press conference on Tuesday What is US birthright citizenship and what does Trump’s executive order do? ► https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/21/birthright-citizenship-explained-trump-executive-order Twenty-two Democratic-led states sue over Trump birthright citizenship order ► https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/21/trump-birthright-citizenship-lawsuit The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3uhA7zg Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardian The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian Australia ► https://bit.ly/guardianaussubs Guardian Football ► https://bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs Guardian Sport ► https://bit.ly/gdnsportsubs It's Complicated ► https://bit.ly/ItsComplicatedSubs Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs #trump #donaldtrump #birtrightcitizenship #uscitizens #usa #politics #birthright #trumpexecutiveorders