The Fourteenth Amendment is clear: if you are born in the U.S., you are a U.S. citizen. Trump's executive order would strip certain babies born in the U.S. of their citizenship, violate the plain language of the 14th Amendment, put newborns in harm’s way, and flout fundamental American values.
Yesterday, our legal and communications teams traveled to Concord, New Hampshire, to appear in federal court to block the Trump administration's blatantly unconstitutional attempt to end birthright citizenship – and we won. The judge blocked enforcement immediately.
Yesterday's ruling is the latest rebuke of President Trump's unconstitutional bid to end birthright citizenship. Federal courts in Seattle and Maryland have also rejected Trump's executive order since it was signed on January 20. Judges across the country agree that the Constitution's 14th Amendment is clear: if you are born in the U.S., you are a U.S. citizen.
While we're grateful that the court has blocked this executive order, our work is far from over. We will keep fighting until this order is stopped for good.
The national ACLU and its affiliates have filed seven lawsuits against the Trump administration since January 20, and we will continue to fight unconstitutional executive orders attempting to fast-track deportations without due process, restrict gender-affirming care, shut down asylum at the border, and more.
As always, we thank you for your support that makes this work possible. To learn more about yesterday's ruling, you can read the judge's order and more about the case here.
