Supreme Court ruling on birthright citizenship brings relief to Sacramento County families

The Supreme Court has upheld birthright citizenship under the 14th Amendment, reaffirming a constitutional protection recognized for more than a century and providing relief to immigrant families in Sacramento County.”I think that brings a lot of security to the immigrant families in our community,” said Jessie Mabry of Opening Doors, a local organization supporting refugees and asylum seekers. President Donald Trump signed an executive order to end birthright citizenship on the first day of his second term, but it never took effect after multiple lower courts blocked it. “What we should see with this particular challenge is that every single lower court that looked at this, ruled the same way that now the Supreme Court is affirming, which is that the President didn’t have the power to do this,” said Professor Leslie Jacobs of McGeorge School of Law. Jacobs also explained the broader implications of the ruling. “Oh, this pretty clearly establishes what the meaning of the 14th Amendment is in that it confers birthright citizenship,” Jacobs said. “It’s a majority of the Supreme Court, they said it clearly and they held on constitutional grounds, not just relying upon the statute, so yes, this settles the meaning of the Constitution.” Immigrant advocates say the decision brings relief to many mixed-status families in the region, but concerns remain over other immigration policies. “While we welcome the Supreme Court’s decision on birthright citizenship, we’re also extremely concerned about the decisions last week with the cancellation of TPS for Haitians and Syrians and further restrictions on asylum,” Mabry said. For many families, the ruling provides greater certainty about their children’s citizenship. However, uncertainty persists as other immigration cases continue to unfold.Local immigration advocates say they will keep monitoring policies like the ending of Temporary Protected Status for Haitians and Syrians, as concerns rise about TPS ending for people from other countries. See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel

SACRAMENTO, Calif. —

The Supreme Court has upheld birthright citizenship under the 14th Amendment, reaffirming a constitutional protection recognized for more than a century and providing relief to immigrant families in Sacramento County.

“I think that brings a lot of security to the immigrant families in our community,” said Jessie Mabry of Opening Doors, a local organization supporting refugees and asylum seekers.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order to end birthright citizenship on the first day of his second term, but it never took effect after multiple lower courts blocked it.

“What we should see with this particular challenge is that every single lower court that looked at this, ruled the same way that now the Supreme Court is affirming, which is that the President didn’t have the power to do this,” said Professor Leslie Jacobs of McGeorge School of Law.

Jacobs also explained the broader implications of the ruling.

“Oh, this pretty clearly establishes what the meaning of the 14th Amendment is in that it confers birthright citizenship,” Jacobs said. “It’s a majority of the Supreme Court, they said it clearly and they held on constitutional grounds, not just relying upon the statute, so yes, this settles the meaning of the Constitution.”

Immigrant advocates say the decision brings relief to many mixed-status families in the region, but concerns remain over other immigration policies.

“While we welcome the Supreme Court’s decision on birthright citizenship, we’re also extremely concerned about the decisions last week with the cancellation of TPS for Haitians and Syrians and further restrictions on asylum,” Mabry said.

For many families, the ruling provides greater certainty about their children’s citizenship. However, uncertainty persists as other immigration cases continue to unfold.

Local immigration advocates say they will keep monitoring policies like the ending of Temporary Protected Status for Haitians and Syrians, as concerns rise about TPS ending for people from other countries.

See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel