Washington, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday heard oral arguments in Trump v. Barbara, a case challenging former President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship, a move that has sparked strong reactions from immigrant advocacy groups, including Indian American Impact.
In a statement released ahead of the hearing, Chintan Patel, Executive Director of the organization, described the executive order as “a direct and dangerous assault on the Constitution,” arguing that it attempts to override the long-standing interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which guarantees citizenship to individuals born on U.S. soil.
Patel expressed confidence that the Court would uphold established legal precedent, noting that lower courts have consistently rejected similar efforts to restrict birthright citizenship. He characterized the policy as part of a broader initiative to “criminalize immigrants and erode core constitutional protections.”
The organization emphasized that the policy could have far-reaching consequences for immigrant families, particularly within South Asian communities. According to the statement, many Indian nationals face extensive green card backlogs, leaving families on temporary visas for years or even decades. As a result, children born in the United States during this period could be directly affected if birthright citizenship were curtailed.
The statement highlighted estimates suggesting that more than one million Indian nationals remain in green card queues, with some projections indicating that hundreds of thousands may never receive permanent residency due to systemic delays. Ending birthright citizenship, the group argued, would place many U.S.-born children at risk of legal uncertainty despite their birthplace.
Reaffirming its stance, Indian American Impact said it would continue to work alongside other advocacy organizations to defend immigrant rights and constitutional protections. “We belong here,” the statement concluded, “and we will continue to fight for a future where every child born in this country is afforded the full rights and protections they deserve.”
Indian American Impact is a national organization focused on increasing civic engagement and political representation among Indian and South Asian Americans across all levels of government.
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