President Donald Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship is facing legal challenges. 18 states and two cities filed a lawsuit to stop the order. Connecticut Attorney General William Tong details the “chaos” that taking away birthright citizenship could cause and explains what he hopes the lawsuits will accomplish.

Connecticut Attorney General William Tong Tuesday plans to speak more on what he calls President Donald Trump’s “unconstitutional executive order attacking birthright citizenship.” His press conference is scheduled for 1 p.

Attorney General William Tong, himself the son of immigrants, is leading the charge against one of Donald Trump's marquee executive orders.

A coalition of 18 states filed suit seeking an injunction before the executive order takes effect in February.

Connecticut has joined 17 other states, the District of Columbia, and the city of San Francisco in a lawsuit opposing President Donald Trump’s executive order that seeks to limit birthright citizenship.

Connecticut Attorney General William Tong, who said he became the first United States citizen in his immediate family because of birthright laws, said the order was “ a war on American people.”