Statement from the Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project (ILAP) on SCOTUS Decision on Birthright Citizenship

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 30, 2026        
CONTACT: press@ilapmaine.org     

Maine – On June 30 the Supreme Court upheld the Constitutional right to birthright citizenship, striking down a Trump administration Executive Order. 

ILAP’s Executive Director, Sue Roche, issued the following statement: 

“ILAP applauds and is deeply grateful to the immigrant plaintiffs who came forward to defend the U.S. Constitution and challenge the Trump administration’s attempt to end birthright citizenship. Today, the Supreme Court got it right. It reaffirmed the longstanding guarantee of the Fourteenth Amendment that every child born in and subject to the jurisdiction of the United States is a U.S. citizen, regardless of where their parents come from or their immigration status.  

The administration’s attack on this fundamental right has caused tremendous harm and anxiety in our communities, as parents have lived with fear and uncertainty about their children’s citizenship, security, and future. While today’s decision affirms the rights of those vulnerable children, we know they still face grave risks of family separation with the Supreme Court’s Temporary Protected Status ruling and the administration’s ongoing mass deportation agenda.  

Congress must show the same courage to defend the U.S. Constitution, values, and promises of this country as the immigrants who brought this case. ILAP calls for a pathway to citizenship for all TPS holders, DACA recipients, and undocumented people who call this country home.”