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Democratic AGs Vow Action Against Trump's Immigration Ban

Attorneys general from 15 states and the District of Columbia on Sunday condemned President Donald Trump’s executive action banning Muslim immigration from select countries, calling it “unconstitutional, un-American and unlawful.”

Attorneys general from 15 states and the District of Columbia on Sunday condemned President Donald Trump’s executive action banning Muslim immigration from select countries, calling it “unconstitutional, un-American and unlawful.”

 

In a joint statement, they said they will quickly act to help empower the court orders issued Saturday night putting a partial stay on the executive order.

 

 

“We applaud those decisions and will use all of the tools of our offices to fight this unconstitutional order and preserve our nation’s national security and core values,” the statement reads.

 

All are Democrats, representing New York, California, Pennsylvania, Washington, Massachusetts, Hawaii, Virginia, Oregon, Washington, D.C., Connecticut, Vermont, Illinois, New Mexico, Iowa, Maine and Maryland.

Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.