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On the recordJune 27, 2025
To allow the Government to enforce [the birthright citizenship executive order] against even one newborn child is an assault on our constitutional order.
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Sonia Sotomayor
New York
Source
slate.com

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Sotomayor warns against the potential harm to newborns from the executive order.

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