Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes said birthright citizenship remains unchanged for those born in the U.S. Her statement followed a U.S. Supreme Court decision on June 27, that addressed the use of nationwide injunctions but did not affect birthright citizenship, according to the Office of the Attorney General.
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes stated that “birthright citizenship remains the law of the land,” citing the 14th Amendment. She noted that injunctions continue to block what she described as an “unlawful and unconstitutional executive order” from the Trump administration that sought to limit this right. Mayes said birthright citizenship applies in all 50 states and confirmed that children born in the U.S. are entitled to citizenship regardless of their parents’ immigration status, as reported by the Office of the Attorney General.
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes stated that “There is no need to move to another state – birthright citizenship applies in all 50 states, including Arizona.” She said the state’s process for registering births is not affected by the immigration status of parents and that any effort to challenge this right would be unlawful. Mayes added, “I will continue to forcefully defend the rights of all Americans and the Constitution I swore an oath to uphold,” as mentioned by the Office of the Attorney General.
