Washington State: Three local pregnant women sue Trump administration over birthright citizenship order

[justoffal]

If I get a chance to access the complaint on Pacer I'll post it here unless someone else has access to a free version of the pleading.

Since the plaintiffs name Trump specifically, does this mean, according to that now infamous SCOTUS ruling that naming him in any legal proceeding is pointless? And I was taught that before you can sue the government you have to get their permission due to Rex non potest peccare ("the King can do no wrong") - sovereign immunity:

Three local pregnant women sue Trump administration over birthright citizenship order

A new lawsuit challenging President Donald J. Trump’s recent executive order on birthright citizenship has been filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, according to court documents.​

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The Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (NWIRP), a Seattle-based non-profit organization, filed the suit on behalf of three pregnant non-citizen women and a proposed class of others similarly situated, arguing the order violates the U.S. Constitution.​

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The suit names President Trump and several federal officials and agencies as defendants, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio; the Department of State; Acting Attorney General James McHenry; the Department of Justice; Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Benjamine Huffman; the Department of Homeland Security; Acting Commissioner for Social Security Michelle King; the Social Security Administration; Acting Secretary of Agriculture Gary Washington; the Department of Agriculture; and Acting Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Jeff Wu.​

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According to court documents, the Executive Order, signed on January 20, seeks to change the interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment’s Citizenship Clause, which guarantees birthright citizenship.​

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The order directs federal agencies, starting 30 days after signing, to deny documentation of U.S. citizenship to newborns whose mothers were “unlawfully present” in the United States and whose fathers were not U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents or to newborns whose mothers were in the U.S. with “temporary” status and whose fathers were not U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents at the time of birth.​

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The lawsuit argues the executive order seeks to end jus soli, the legal principle of birthright citizenship based on being born on U.S. soil, and that it contradicts the plain text of the Fourteenth Amendment.​

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The suit highlights that this order would establish a prospective-only rule, resulting in disparate treatment based on birth date and parental status.​

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It states that it would lead to a situation where children born within days of each other could have drastically different citizenship statuses depending solely on the circumstances of their parents, creating a discriminatory effect.​

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The order also fails to define key terms, like “unlawfully present” and “temporary status,” adding to the order’s vagueness.​

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The suit further argues the executive order would deny children born to non-citizens the rights and benefits of U.S. citizenship, such as the ability to travel with a U.S. passport, the right to re-enter the country, access to higher education, the ability to seek employment, and access to crucial safety net programs like Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.​

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The lawsuit notes that the order could result in statelessness for children who are not recognized as citizens by the laws of their parents’ countries.​

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It also asserts that the order would strip away rights guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment that “put citizenship beyond the power of any governmental unit to destroy.”​

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The lawsuit’s plaintiffs, all represented by NWIRP, include three pregnant women: Delmy Franco Aleman of Lynnwood, a non-citizen from El Salvador who is due on March 26, 2025; Cherly Norales Castillo of Seattle, a non-citizen from Honduras who is in removal proceedings and due on March 19, 2025; and Alicia Chavarria Lopez of Bothell, a non-citizen from El Salvador who has applied for asylum and is due on July 21, 2025.​

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All three women have lived in the U.S. for several years, with the longest, Ms. Lopez, having lived in the U.S. since 2016. Ms. Aleman has lived in the U.S. since 2015. Ms. Castillo has been in the U.S. since 2023.​

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Each said fears of family separation because of the executive order, as well as concerns that their children will be denied their rights and will be at risk of removal from the U.S.​

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The suit seeks to represent a class of all pregnant people living in Washington State who will give birth in the U.S. on or after February 19, 2025, and whose children would be affected by the Executive Order, where neither parent of the expected child is a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident at the time of the child’s birth, and all children born under those same conditions.​

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The lawsuit requests a preliminary and permanent injunction to halt enforcement of the Executive Order; a declaration that children born in the United States are citizens regardless of their parents’ immigration status; a declaration that the Executive Order violates both the Fourteenth Amendment and federal law; and that the court set aside any agency action implementing the Executive Order.​

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©2025 Cox Media Group​

The lawsuit will fail

 

[Tommy Tainant]

So now answer the question

Was there a question ?

 

[Independent thinker]

If I get a chance to access the complaint on Pacer I'll post it here unless someone else has access to a free version of the pleading.

Since the plaintiffs name Trump specifically, does this mean, according to that now infamous SCOTUS ruling that naming him in any legal proceeding is pointless? And I was taught that before you can sue the government you have to get their permission due to Rex non potest peccare ("the King can do no wrong") - sovereign immunity:

Three local pregnant women sue Trump administration over birthright citizenship order​

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A new lawsuit challenging President Donald J. Trump’s recent executive order on birthright citizenship has been filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, according to court documents.​

​

The Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (NWIRP), a Seattle-based non-profit organization, filed the suit on behalf of three pregnant non-citizen women and a proposed class of others similarly situated, arguing the order violates the U.S. Constitution.​

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The suit names President Trump and several federal officials and agencies as defendants, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio; the Department of State; Acting Attorney General James McHenry; the Department of Justice; Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Benjamine Huffman; the Department of Homeland Security; Acting Commissioner for Social Security Michelle King; the Social Security Administration; Acting Secretary of Agriculture Gary Washington; the Department of Agriculture; and Acting Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Jeff Wu.​

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According to court documents, the Executive Order, signed on January 20, seeks to change the interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment’s Citizenship Clause, which guarantees birthright citizenship.​

​

The order directs federal agencies, starting 30 days after signing, to deny documentation of U.S. citizenship to newborns whose mothers were “unlawfully present” in the United States and whose fathers were not U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents or to newborns whose mothers were in the U.S. with “temporary” status and whose fathers were not U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents at the time of birth.​

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The lawsuit argues the executive order seeks to end jus soli, the legal principle of birthright citizenship based on being born on U.S. soil, and that it contradicts the plain text of the Fourteenth Amendment.​

​

The suit highlights that this order would establish a prospective-only rule, resulting in disparate treatment based on birth date and parental status.​

​

It states that it would lead to a situation where children born within days of each other could have drastically different citizenship statuses depending solely on the circumstances of their parents, creating a discriminatory effect.​

​

The order also fails to define key terms, like “unlawfully present” and “temporary status,” adding to the order’s vagueness.​

​

The suit further argues the executive order would deny children born to non-citizens the rights and benefits of U.S. citizenship, such as the ability to travel with a U.S. passport, the right to re-enter the country, access to higher education, the ability to seek employment, and access to crucial safety net programs like Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.​

​

The lawsuit notes that the order could result in statelessness for children who are not recognized as citizens by the laws of their parents’ countries.​

​

It also asserts that the order would strip away rights guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment that “put citizenship beyond the power of any governmental unit to destroy.”​

​

The lawsuit’s plaintiffs, all represented by NWIRP, include three pregnant women: Delmy Franco Aleman of Lynnwood, a non-citizen from El Salvador who is due on March 26, 2025; Cherly Norales Castillo of Seattle, a non-citizen from Honduras who is in removal proceedings and due on March 19, 2025; and Alicia Chavarria Lopez of Bothell, a non-citizen from El Salvador who has applied for asylum and is due on July 21, 2025.​

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All three women have lived in the U.S. for several years, with the longest, Ms. Lopez, having lived in the U.S. since 2016. Ms. Aleman has lived in the U.S. since 2015. Ms. Castillo has been in the U.S. since 2023.​

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Each said fears of family separation because of the executive order, as well as concerns that their children will be denied their rights and will be at risk of removal from the U.S.​

​

The suit seeks to represent a class of all pregnant people living in Washington State who will give birth in the U.S. on or after February 19, 2025, and whose children would be affected by the Executive Order, where neither parent of the expected child is a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident at the time of the child’s birth, and all children born under those same conditions.​

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The lawsuit requests a preliminary and permanent injunction to halt enforcement of the Executive Order; a declaration that children born in the United States are citizens regardless of their parents’ immigration status; a declaration that the Executive Order violates both the Fourteenth Amendment and federal law; and that the court set aside any agency action implementing the Executive Order.​

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©2025 Cox Media Group​

Well, the order is on hold now so they are a might early in suing and if the order never actually materializes, there would be nothing to sue for. And, if it makes it though the courts, they wouldn't be able to sue anyway.

 

[Billiejeens]

A prime example of why these vermin need to be expelled from our lands. Jist here for the hand outs, and cash grabs. Fuck em. I hope they die during child birth.

Harsh

 

[Billiejeens]

So some of you are surprised because of the lawsuits to uphold all of the previous determinations that the 14th Amendment pertains to people born on U.S. soil to a parent who is in the country unlawfully?

Or even that 18 or so of the states have filed lawsuits to have a court uphold the 14th Amendment's equal protection clause and rule that a president's executive order cannot override a Constitutional amendment?

Once the SCOTUS properly interprets the 14th Amendment it's all moot.

 

[d0gbreath]

How can you file suit when his EO accomplished absolutely nothing.

 

[Kondor3]

Sophistry

USEFUL sophistry... ..."close enough for Gubmint work"

 

[Stryder50]

So some of you are surprised because of the lawsuits to uphold all of the previous determinations that the 14th Amendment pertains to people born on U.S. soil to a parent who is in the country unlawfully?

Or even that 18 or so of the states have filed lawsuits to have a court uphold the 14th Amendment's equal protection clause and rule that a president's executive order cannot override a Constitutional amendment?

Lets hope so. Decent folk should cooperate against evil.

Your definition of Evil doesn't match a majority definition from those who'd are expected to pay for such.
Not surprising from a parasite who doesn't carry his own weight in society and is a piece of deadwood!

 

[Stryder50]

People on American Soil have rights. Regardless of their Citizenship.

That might need to be looked at, as well

They have limited rights!
Depends on what applies from their nation of origin.

 

[Stryder50]

People on American Soil have rights. Regardless of their Citizenship.

That might need to be looked at, as well

They have Rights before the law in criminal actions.
They don't have Rights that exclude their liability for their criminal actions!

 

[NewsVine_Mariyam]

We WANT the lawsuits, it's time to fight this battle and officially put an end to this anchor baby shit! F'ing amnesty SCAMS are next. Illegals need to get the msg the American people are sending, GET OUT and take your anchor babies with you.

So what is different this time? Every time previously, that the issue been raised in court, the courts have all upheld the 14th Amendment's & SCOTUS's current interpretation of the equal protection clause.

I'm not disputing your position, I just want to know how you all are going to conquer this.

 

[Rogue AI]

So what is different this time? Every time previously, that the issue been raised in court, the courts have all upheld the 14th Amendment's & SCOTUS's current interpretation of the equal protection clause.

I'm not disputing your position, I just want to know how you all are going to conquer this.

The invocation of an invasion coupled with the proper declaration of an emergency. That very much changes the whole notion of jurisdiction for the invaders.

 

[NewsVine_Mariyam]

How would criminal non citizens be allowed to sue POTUS?
What’s the point in having A POTUS if any piss ant judge anywhere or non citizens can thwart him??

We don't actually know if they are in the country unlawfully, just that they are not U.S. citizens.

 

[NewsVine_Mariyam]

There's a difference between legitimate lawsuits that ask the Courts to define the fine print in Laws and EO's and the scumbag lawfare the scumbag Left wages at every fucking opportunity.

dimocraps are scum. They have forever branded themselves as the scum of the Earth. Everything they do from now unto eternity will be viewed with a jaundiced eye because of it.

If the Country wants a Left-Leaning Party, which is not a terrible thing to have, it needs to send the dimocrap FILTH party to the scrap heap and start over. dimocrap scum will never be forgiven for the shit they did these last several years. Never. But, how would somebody that was part of it know any better? They wouldn't. Just like.... Whatever. None of it would make any sense to you anyway

At least Fascists had some (not very many) good points, dimocrap scum have none. They can't do anything but lie, cheat and steal. At least the Fascists could "Make the trains run on time".

Over your head, I know. dimocrap scum would fuck up a one-car-funeral

Why are you so upset? So upset that you would wrongly presume that a claim made by you is "over my head"?

 

[NewsVine_Mariyam]

It will likely be a "Jane Doe I, II, and III"

Lawyers are despicable scum. And don't forget....... Every single Judge is a lawyer FIRST. Virtually every dimocrap scum politician is a lawyer.

We may win, we may lose but at least Trump has the balls to fight them.

dimocrap scum are accustomed to rolling over all of us. They're in for a surprise.

Their names & locations are a part of the news story. They're not using aliases.

 

[Scoutster]

I hope the children are born healthy. Unlike some other POS individuals here.

 

[NewsVine_Mariyam]

Illegals are not We the People. They have lawful rights but not citizen constitutional ones .

We the People ... "of the United States" right?

 

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

You said Donald would win in 2020, and all you have done is wailed like three-year-olds even since.

 

[Cellblock2429]

A prime example of why these vermin need to be expelled from our lands. Jist here for the hand outs, and cash grabs. Fuck em. I hope they die during child birth.

/---/ That is over the top and not helpful. The Libtards will pounce on it.

 

[Rigby5]

Foolish thread since if you do not accept "birth right citizenship", then the ONLY citizens are the Native Americans.
The rest of us are descendants of illegal European immigrants who have no right to be here.
We not only never paid for the land we took, but are guilty of mass murder on top of that.