Larson Statement on Birthright Citizenship Ruling

Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) applauded the Supreme Court’s ruling striking down President Trump’s unconstitutional executive order that tried to strip U.S. citizenship from millions of Americans born in the United States. In February, Larson joined his Democratic colleagues to file a brief before the Supreme Court supporting birthright citizenship. In April, he filed articles of impeachment against President Trump for his illegal conduct in office—including his efforts to end birthright citizenship, in direct violation of Section 1 of the 14^th Amendment to the United States Constitution. 

“President Trump’s unconstitutional orders were only further underscored last week, when they abducted Seyo, the father of three boys, who are natural-born citizens, and would have also been subject to deportation, had Trump gotten his way at the Supreme Court,” said Larson. “This is the time for all Americans, and especially Members of Congress, to speak up. We won this case by standing up for residents like those three sons—and now, making sure that we get their father, here for more than 20 years, the citizenship he deserves—not being handcuffed and taken away to a detention facility. That is not the America that our citizens and hard-working residents who give back to their communities should be subjugated to. Trump’s edict ending birthright citizenship was not only illegal—it was unconscionable. While this case should have never even made it as far as the Supreme Court, I was glad to see them uphold the rule of law. We the people will not allow this president to rewrite the Constitution by executive fiat.”