RELEASE: Birthright Citizenship is Here to Stay.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 30, 2026
Contact: Media@TNimmigrant.org
Birthright Citizenship is Here to Stay
NASHVILLE – Today, the Supreme Court upheld birthright citizenship in Trump v. Barbara. This ruling officially strikes down President Trump’s executive order that sought to strip birthright citizenship from children born in the United States to parents who lack permanent immigration status and confirms what we have always known: birthright citizenship is a fundamental constitutional guarantee. For more than a century, civil rights leaders and activists have fought to defend this right, and today’s ruling further cements this fundamental value as a cornerstone of our democracy.
“For more than 125 years, the 14th Amendment has been and remains clear today: if you are born on American soil, you are an American citizen,” stated Lisa Sherman Luna, Executive Director of Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition. “While today's ruling reinforces that truth, we must be clear in the condemnation in any attempt to undermine the foundation of birthright citizenship in the US. The Trump administration's effort to dismantle this right was always about racism, discrimination, and to exert a narrow view of who gets to belong.
“Today’s decision is a check on the current racist and anti-immigrant agenda being promoted both at the national and state level, led by an administration which seeks to govern millions of people through fear and uncertainty. Americans overwhelmingly reject this agenda of cruelty and chaos. At TIRRC we will continue to fight for the values of belonging, dignity, and unity for all, regardless of where we come from or the color of our skin, not only today but for decades to come.”
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The Tennessee Immigrant & Refugee Rights Coalition (TIRRC) is a statewide, immigrant and refugee-led collaboration whose mission is to build power, amplify our voices, and organize communities to advocate for our rights in order to build a stronger, more inclusive Tennessee where people of all nationalities, immigration statuses, and racial identities can belong and thrive. Since its founding in 2001, TIRRC has grown from a grassroots network of community leaders into one of the most diverse and effective coalitions of its kind, a model for emerging immigrant rights organizations in the Southeast and throughout the United States.
