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The brief explains that mandatory detention sweeps up people who pose little or no danger, while prolonged confinement separates families, exposes people to harmful detention conditions.

The Fifth Circuit dismissed the case, not weighing in on whether challenges to deportations of Venezuelan immigrants under Trump’s invocation of the Alien Enemies Act were constitutional.

The groups asked a federal court to make it unquestionably clear that the citizenship of babies covered by that class-action lawsuit is protected despite this new executive order.

The orders follow the Supreme Court’s June decision in Trump v. Barbara, which reaffirmed the Fourteenth Amendment and invalidated the January 20, 2025 Executive Order on birthright citizenship.

The civic organizations are uniting to equip voters with knowledge of critical legal protections, build cross-racial solidarity, and drive registration ahead of a late Aug. national voter activation.

Civil rights groups filed an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to reject the Trump administration’s request to reinstate Executive Order 14399 while litigation continues.

The move is the latest attempt by Trump to use federal power to interfere in state elections and scapegoat non-citizen voting, despite clear evidence that the occurrence is exceedingly rare.

Supreme Court rules Trump Executive Order limiting birthright citizenship is unlawful