Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird has hailed the Supreme Court's decision to allow President Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship to take effect. The order, issued on President Trump’s first day in office, aims to end birthright citizenship for children of illegal immigrants and birth tourists.
Attorney General Bird, who led a coalition of twenty states in defending the executive order, criticized district judges for attempting to block the policy nationwide through “universal injunctions.” The Supreme Court's opinion supports President Trump’s authority to implement the order.
“One judge should not be setting immigration policy for the whole country,” said Attorney General Bird. “President Trump properly used his authority under federal law to keep suspected terrorists and foreign tourists—including from China—from being rewarded with anchor babies just by virtue of entering the country. I’m grateful to the other States that joined me to defend President Trump’s executive order to close the birthright citizenship loophole, which the Supreme Court agrees can go into effect.”
Iowa led the brief, joined by 19 other states including Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming. The executive order is part of President Trump’s promise to end the Biden-Harris Administration’s policy of letting criminals, violent gang members, and suspected terrorists invade the country.