Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following statement this morning on the Supreme Court of the United States’ decision in Trump v. CASA, Inc., a case challenging whether children born in the United States are entitled to U.S. citizenship at birth under the Fourteenth Amendment’s Citizenship Clause:
“In light of the Supreme Court’s decision this morning, I recognize that families across our country must continue to live with uncertainty about whether their children—born on U.S. soil—will be recognized as American citizens.
But the decision continues to leave open a question on what relief is necessary to address the President’s blatantly unconstitutional mandate. And, this un-American executive order still will not go into effect immediately.
This fight is not over. We will continue to challenge this unlawful order—because justice demands it.”