In a written statement executive director Athar Haseebullah said, “Wins like this are hard to come by, but the ACLU was made to fight.”
Haseebullah added, “[The ACLU] will not allow any politician to simply erode our constitutional rights via executive order…”
Both Nevada senators Jacky Rosen and Catherine Cortez-Masto also shared statements praising the decision.
Cortez-Masto said, “There is no question – birthright citizenship has been and will continue to be a part of our Constitution.”
The decision is a loss for the president.
He signed an executive order to change the law allowing birthright citizenship at the beginning of his second term.
