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WASHINGTON, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Immigrant and civil rights advocates, including the American Civil Liberties Union, filed a lawsuit against a birthright citizenship executive order signed by Republican U.S. President Donald Trump after taking office on Monday.

"Immigrants' rights advocates today sued the Trump administration over its executive order that seeks to strip certain babies born in the United States of their U.S. citizenship," the advocates said in a statement that called the order unconstitutional.

Immigration rights groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union, sued the Trump administration soon after the president signed an executive order on immigration that would end birthright citizenship for children born in the U.S. to mothers who entered illegally or on visas and fathers who aren’t citizens or legal permanent residents. The order takes effect in 30 days. “Denying citizenship to U.S.-born children is not only unconstitutional—it’s also a reckless and ruthless repudiation of American values.

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) late Monday launched a suit challenging an executive order from President Trump seeking to end birthright citizenship for children born in the U.S. to parents who are not lawfully present. It’s an order that contradicts the Constitution, which bestows citizenship on anyone born in the United State regardless of the status of their parents. “Denying citizenship to U.S.-born children is not only unconstitutional — it’s also a reckless and ruthless repudiation of American values. Birthright citizenship is part of what makes the United States...