Legal Action

Doe v. Trump

Filed in: U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Summary

Plaintiffs, an expectant immigrant mother and immigration advocacy nonprofits filed a suit against the Trump-Vance administration in an attempt to block President Trump’s Executive Order 14160, which denies birthright citizenship to children born in the U.S. whose parents are not citizens or lawful permanent residents. The plaintiffs argue that this order directly violates the 14th Amendment, and they seek declaratory and injunctive relief

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Plaintiffs

  • Brazilian Worker Center, Inc.
  • La Colaborativa
  • O. Doe

Plaintiffs' Counsel

  • Lawyers for Civil Rights

Defendants

  • President Donald J. Trump
  • U.S. Social Security Administration
  • U.S. Department of State
  • Secretary Marco Rubio
  • Acting Commissioner Michelle King