The Supreme Court heard oral arguments today in Trump v. Barbara, a nationwide class action on behalf of children who would be denied citizenship under an executive order issued by President Trump.

Join the fight to defend birthright citizenship

On March 26, join ALC and partners across the country for an informative and engaging session on how civil rights defenders of all backgrounds can show up for to protect birthright citizenship.

On January 20, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order trying to end birthright citizenship. This resource addresses questions about the executive order’s implications and potential impacts.

Attorneys challenging President Trump’s unconstitutional executive order restricting birthright citizenship filed their Supreme Court merits brief. The court will hear arguments on April 1.

Courts have uniformly rejected President Trump’s attempts to strip away a core constitutional protection and blocked his birthright citizenship executive order

A federal appeals court in MA upheld a block on President Trump’s executive order that seeks to strip children born in the United States of their U.S. citizenship.

A federal court blocked President Trump’s executive order restricting birthright citizenship and certified a nationwide class that protects the citizenship rights of all children born on U.S. soil.