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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�