The “Protecting The Meaning and Value of American Citizenship” —better known as the birthright citizenship executive order—attempts to cancel the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Getting rid of constitutional amendments via executive order is new, and, for me at least, “the worst.”

One of the many executive orders President Donald Trump signed on Monday included one to end birthright citizenship. Here's what to know about it and why lawsuits have already been filed.

If the policy changes as outlined in the executive order, children born to Indian nationals who are on temporary work visas (like the H-1B visa) or waiting for green cards would no longer automatically acquire U.