Edited release01/29/26Attorney General Brenna Bird announced she is co-leading with Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti a coalition of 26 states and territories in support of President Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order. On his first day in office, President Trump issued an executive order to stop automatic birthright citizenship for illegal immigrants and birth tourists. The states highlight significant constitutional and policy concerns as to why President Trump’s policy should be allowed to go into effect. Recent reporting has raised even more concerns about foreign nationals trying to abuse birthright citizenship for their own purposes. In a release, Bird said, “Our Constitution was not written with the intent to reward people for breaking the law.