Seattle City Wire

Rep. Pramila Jayapal, a member of the U.S. Congress representing Washington's 7th district, expressed concerns on January 24, 2025, regarding potential policy changes under former President Donald Trump and future Republican administrations. Her tweets highlight worries about possible threats to citizenship rights and legal precedents.

In one tweet posted on January 24, 2025, Rep. Jayapal questioned the extent of actions that could be taken by Trump or future Republican administrations: "This is a slippery slope — who knows what Trump, or a future Republican admin, could do next? Could they take away citizenship from the children of Green Card holders? Could they require BOTH parents to be U.S. citizens for their child to be a citizen? It’s dangerous territory."

In another tweet from the same date, she criticized an order that she believes would have severe implications for newborns' citizenship status: "This unconstitutional order would deny citizenship to 150,000 newborn children every single year, creating a massive undocumented population. It also begs the question, what happens next? Are we deporting newborn babies? This is cruel, inhumane, and unworkable."

Furthermore, Rep. Jayapal asserted that Trump lacks the authority to change constitutional amendments unilaterally: "Trump does NOT have the ability to undo amendments to our Constitution with the stroke of a pen. He cannot upend more than 100 years of legal precedent, as much as he wants to demonize immigrants and further divide us."