California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued a statement on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit’s decision affirming the nationwide preliminary injunction granted by the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts in a lawsuit co-led by California, New Jersey, and Massachusetts challenging President Trump’s unconstitutional executive order seeking to end the constitutional right to birthright citizenship.

"Today’s decision upholds a nationwide injunction in our lawsuit challenging the President’s attempt to end, with the stroke of a pen, the constitutional right to birthright citizenship," said Attorney General Bonta. "The First Circuit reaffirmed what we already knew to be true: The President’s attack on birthright citizenship flagrantly defies the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and a nationwide injunction is the only reasonable way to protect against its catastrophic implications. We are glad that the courts have continued to protect Americans’ fundamental rights. However, the fight does not end here. We will continue to oppose this executive order until the President’s attempt to unmake the Constitution is blocked completely."