WASHINGTON, DC – On Friday, Massachusetts AG Andrea Campbell was joined by Rhode Island AG Peter Neronha, Connecticut AG William Tong, Maine AG Aaron Frey, and Vermont AG Charity Clark in the latest in a series of multi-AG community impact hearings. The New England Democratic AGs reaffirmed their commitment to protecting their constituents while also briefly discussing their current case before SCOTUS regarding birthright citizenship.  

“To constituents who are looking for hope,” AG Neronha started. “He asked that they remember ‘every day there are lawyers who get up in the morning, like my colleagues here and all across the country in Democratic states, and fight for you. We are your lawyers. We are fighting for you, and we are winning.’” 

• “‘All of us probably have a target on our back,’ Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell said, speaking from the IBEW Local 103 union hall in Dorchester. ‘But we say bring it on.’” 
• “…executive actions targeting immigration, the global economy, public health and scientific research funding, higher education, and marginalized groups are ‘unlawful’ and ‘damaging.’” 
• “The offices are putting out guidance for individuals and organizations, fighting against policy changes that would claw back immigration protections like Temporary Protected Status, connecting people with lawyers, and reminding law enforcement that it does not need to enable Immigration and Customs Enforcement.” 
• “‘If the US attorney can threaten us about us getting in the way of these policies and immigration enforcement, well guess what? We can bring it back,’ Campbell said, adding slyly, ‘in a collaborative and loving way.’”
• “…Campbell and Tong joined Democratic attorneys general from New Jersey, Washington, and California after US Supreme Court arguments on Trump’s executive order purporting to end birthright citizenship for the children of parents who enter the US illegally or on a temporary visa.” 
• “‘I think what’s most important is not just the limited argument today,’ Campbell said. ‘It’s that everyone should care about this birthright citizenship issue. It is not just about the access to citizenship and the privileges afforded by citizenship. If they can dismantle the 14th Amendment in our Constitution, they can also dismantle the other rights and privileges afforded our residents.’” 
• “‘Be as noisy and chaotic and boisterous as we can be,’ he [AG Tong] said, ‘in every state and every jurisdiction, and make it hard for them every step of the way.’”

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