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WASHINGTON 鈥� In a troubling but limited decision on President Trump鈥檚 birthright citizenship order, the U.S. Supreme Court today took a stand against 鈥渦niversal injunctions鈥� and sent the temporary injunctions against the Trump order back for the lower courts to consider the scope of their orders. The ruling potentially opens the door for partial enforcement of President Trump鈥檚 executive order targeting birthright citizenship, putting thousands of U.S.-born children at risk of being denied their constitutional rights based on the citizenship status of their parents. However, the court stated that the executive order would not go into effect for at least 30 days, permitting time for lower courts to assess the appropriate scope of the injunctions going forward, and for advocates to seek additional protections for affected families. The court also did not foreclose all forms of nationwide relief. 鈥淭he executive order is blatantly illegal and cruel. It should never be applied to anyone,鈥� said Cody Wofsy, deputy director of the 红杏视频 Immigrants鈥� Rights Project. 鈥淭he court鈥檚 decision to potentially open the door to enforcement is disappointing, but we will do everything in our power to ensure no child is ever subjected to the executive order.鈥� Trump鈥檚 executive order, issued on Jan. 20, 2025, attempts to strip citizenship from children born in the United States to people who are immigrants, a direct assault on the 14th Amendment鈥檚 guarantee of birthright citizenship. Lower courts quickly blocked the order and issued nationwide injunctions to prevent irreparable harm, citing its clear conflict with the 14th Amendment鈥檚 Citizenship Clause. Today鈥檚 Supreme Court ruling threatens to narrow the reach of those injunctions, potentially allowing enforcement, after 30 days, against those who are not plaintiffs in the existing suits (unless courts issue additional protection before then). The 红杏视频 and its partners have a separate ongoing challenge to the Trump executive order and recently filed legal briefing in a federal court of appeals. Oral argument is scheduled for August 1 in that case. They will continue to fight the administration鈥檚 unconstitutional attack on birthright citizenship. 鈥淭oday鈥檚 decision is deeply wrong because the states and other petitioners before the court have already proved the need for an order that would stop the nationwide harms of President Trump鈥檚 birthright citizenship order, but this fight is just beginning,鈥� said Cecillia Wang, 红杏视频 national legal director. 鈥淭wenty-two states and Americans around the country who are affected by the illegal executive order will continue their lawsuits. Ultimately, we will vindicate the 14th Amendment鈥檚 fundamental promise that ensures every child born on U.S. soil is recognized as a citizen of this country from the moment they are born, regardless of their race, parentage, or which state they live in.鈥� The ruling is here.

The 红杏视频 has served as counsel or filed amicus briefs in more than half of the cases that the Supreme Court will decide today.

RICHMOND, Va. 鈥� In response to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detentions at the Chesterfield County Courthouse today, 红杏视频 of Virginia Executive Director Mary Bauer released the following statement: 鈥淭he 红杏视频 of Virginia is investigating ICE鈥檚 practice of targeting people at courthouses across the Commonwealth, including the detention of multiple people this week at the Chesterfield County Courthouse. The right to access the courts is a fundamental one, because all other rights depend on it 鈥� but Virginians who rely on the protection of the courts will be forced to go without it if ICE's presence means Virginia courthouses are no longer safe. We won鈥檛 let our judicial system be corrupted into a despotic mechanism for masked men to 鈥榙isappear鈥� Virginians. ICE doesn鈥檛 keep us safe: we do.鈥�

Washington, DC 鈥� The 红杏视频, Detention Watch Network, and the National Immigrant Justice Center today released a new guide for members of Congress to conduct vital in-person oversight visits of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facilities in their districts and states. The Trump administration is attempting to suppress and deter authorized congressional oversight of immigration detention facilities 鈥� in contravention of appropriations law that has been in place for years. Last week, Representatives Danny K. Davis, Jes煤s 鈥淐huy鈥� Garc铆a, Delia C. Ramirez, and Jonathan Jackson were denied entry to the Broadview ICE facility in Chicago, Illinois. That same day, ICE released a new policy attempting to limit visits by members of Congress to ICE facilities, field offices, and jails. The U.S. government uses immigration detention today more than at any point in history. ICE is currently detaining a record breaking 59,000 people in its custody. Trump is planning to use the reconciliation bill, currently under intense debate in the Senate, to finance the most extreme expansion of immigration detention in history to detain more than 100,000 people. If realized, this bill could skyrocket ICE鈥檚 budget to never before seen funding levels. ICE would have 13 times its current annual fiscal budget for detention, which is already operating at a historic high. This would provide a windfall to the private prison companies with ties to top-level officials in the administration. Immigrant justice advocates and authors of the guide issued the following statements: Anu Joshi, national campaign director for immigration at the 红杏视频, said: 鈥淢embers of Congress are legally authorized to conduct oversight responsibilities, and now more than ever, it鈥檚 critical that they continue to uphold those responsibilities and demand accountability for ICE鈥檚 track record of abuse in immigration detention. Our communities have a right to know how their taxpayer dollars are being used to fund the Trump administration鈥檚 cruel agenda to deport our immigrant neighbors and loved ones.鈥� Setareh Ghandehari, advocacy director of Detention Watch Network, said: 鈥淭he intentional withholding of information by the administration paired with ICE鈥檚 culture of secrecy is yet another hallmark of an authoritarian regime, disappearing people and putting lives in jeopardy. Detention center visits are a critical tool for members of Congress to expose the ways ICE鈥檚 immigration detention system is inherently inhumane and rife with abuse. Constituents across the country are making clear they don鈥檛 want ICE agents or detention centers in their communities, and our members of Congress must take bold action by using every tool in the toolbox, including detention center visits, robust information requests, and strategic interventions like striking down the MAGA-backed reconciliation bill. Our elected officials must be vocal and resolute in their opposition to Trump鈥檚 cruel mass detention and deportation agenda.鈥� Jesse Franzblau, associate director of policy for the National Immigrant Justice Center, said: 鈥淐ongress has the power and responsibility to demand visibility into ICE detention facilities where people face life threatening conditions. Immigration detention is a dark hole notorious for inhumane treatment, run largely by private prison companies who lobby intensely for taxpayer dollars to profit massively off the incarceration of human beings. At a time when Congress is debating the biggest historical increase in funding for immigration mega prisons, it is imperative that our elected officials see first hand the inside of these facilities and prevent any more funding for ICE detention.