Brown on Tuesday announced a lawsuit targeting Trump’s executive order that aims to end birthright citizenship. Washington’s new AG, who was sworn in last week, decried the directive as “unconstitutional,” “cruel” and “simply un-American.”

Birthright citizenship — the idea that every person born in the U.S. is an American citizen — is spelled out in the 14th Amendment to the Constitution.

OLYMPIA – Washington State Attorney General Nick Brown has filed a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s executive order issued Monday to end birthright citizenship. The action, announced on day two of Trump’s new term, puts Washington state again at the forefront for challenging Trump’s initiatives.