Attorney General Liz Murrill joined a coalition of 24 states in support of President Trump’s birthright citizenship policy. 

On his first day in office, President Trump issued an executive order to stop birthright citizenship for illegal immigrants and birth tourists. Three district court judges tried to stop President Trumps’ policy, but in June, the Supreme Court confirmed the district courts had overstepped and allowed the order to go into effect. But now the lower courts have entered new orders trying to stop the executive order from going into effect. 

President Trump is asking the Supreme Court to decide whether the executive order is constitutional. The attorneys general say the Fourteenth Amendment never intended to grant automatic citizenship to tourists or illegal aliens who are coming into our country for the sole purpose of having an “anchor baby.” 

"We filed a lawsuit on this same issue which has currently been temporarily stayed pending the outcome of other litigation on this issue. We’re happy to see this lawsuit move forward. I believe the United States Supreme Court needs to expeditiously resolve this issue," said Attorney General Liz Murrill.

Louisiana joined the Tennessee and Iowa co-led brief along with Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Georgia, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, West Virginia, and Wyoming. 

Read the full brief here.