California leaders criticize Supreme Court decision on Trump’s birthright order

(FOX40.COM) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom, alongside California’s Attorney General Rob Bonta, released a statement regarding the Supreme Court issuing a 6-3 ruling after allowing President Donald J. Trump’s executive order on restricting birthright citizenship to go into effect in some states.
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Newsom took to Facebook and said the following:

“The U.S. Supreme Court left in place the district court order in our case for now, blocking President Trump’s blatantly unconstitutional birthright citizenship order in California,” said Newsom. “We are committed to holding the line and will keep fighting to ensure this injunction remains in place for good. Abuses of presidential power can’t go unchecked.”

California’s Attorney General, Rob Bonta, took to X and stated the following:

“Today’s Supreme Court decision will send our injunction halting President Trump’s unconstitutional birthright citizenship executive order back to the lower courts, and we remain hopeful that they will see that a nationwide injunction is necessary to avoid creating administrative chaos and harming families across our country,” said Bonta. “The fight is not over. We will continue working to ensure this unlawful, anti-democratic executive order never has the chance to be implemented.”

U.S. Senator Alex Padilla sent a statement to FOX40 stating that the Supreme Court ruling that was made undermines equal justice under the law.

“Today’s decision emboldens President Trump’s unconstitutional attack on birthright citizenship, designed to stoke fear and persecute immigrant communities. It also fails every American who looks to the Court to serve as a check to ensure that the executive branch follows the law,” said Padilla. “The Supreme Court is supposed to serve as a safeguard against presidential overreach, not incentivize it.”

Congressman Jim Costa released an email after the Supreme Court decision to scale back national injunctions.

“The Supreme Court’s decision to limit birthright citizenship undermines what our Constitution clearly promises. A baby born in California could be a citizen, while in other states, they may not,” said Costa. “That’s creating two standards of justice depending upon which state you live in. I’m deeply concerned that this decision makes it harder for all Americans to defend their constitutional rights.”

At this time, the case will not return to the lower courts for more proceedings as President Trump’s order partially goes into effect, but the parties could bring the case back to the justices when the court has issued its final ruling.