It has only been a few months since we won our case protecting birthright citizenship at the U.S. Supreme Court, once and for all blocking the president's unlawful executive order attempting to ban birthright citizenship. The Court could not have been more clear. And yet, the administration is once again targeting birthright citizenship with another unlawful executive order. And once again, we will see them in court.
In Trump v. Barbara, we sued to protect babies who would have been denied citizenship under Trump's January 2025 executive order. In its ruling in June, the Supreme Court confirmed that the Constitution's Citizenship Clause puts the question of citizenship ‘once and forever [to] rest.’”
The ACLU of Maine joined the ACLU, the ACLU of New Hampshire, and other partners in the Trump v. Barbara case. Now, our coalition has joined forces in a new lawsuit challenging Trump’s latest executive order, Nathan v. Trump, which was filed in federal district court in Washington, D.C.
The Constitution is clear, and the Supreme Court has been clear: Birthright citizenship is the law of the land. The Court has already made clear that neither the president nor Congress can end birthright citizenship.
Trump's newest executive order is just as cruel and illegal as his first, and it will meet the same fate.
We'll see him in court.
—The president may keep signing unlawful executive orders, but we’ll continue defending the Constitution and fighting for the fundamental citizenship rights of all babies born on U.S. soil.
Carol Garvan, Legal Director
ACLU of Maine
