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RELEASE DATE
June 30, 2025
NCAPA issued the following response to the Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v. CASA, Inc.:
The Supreme Court’s decision carries profound consequences for birthright citizenship and strikes at the core of who we are as a nation. While the Court did not rule on the constitutionality of President Trump’s executive order seeking to deny citizenship to certain U.S.-born children, it has opened the door for that order to take effect in states without active legal challenges, even as it remains blocked elsewhere. This means that a child’s right to citizenship could now depend entirely on where they are born, putting a foundational constitutional protection at risk.
The implications are immediate and deeply unequal. This decision disproportionately affects immigrants, Black and brown communities, and future generations who will bear the brunt of legal and political uncertainty. By allowing harmful policies to take effect in some places but not others, this ruling threatens equal protection and leaves the most vulnerable without a safety net.
We reject this vision of America. We stand firmly against any attempt to erode the constitutional right to citizenship, and with all those whose lives and futures are being targeted. Now more than ever, we must speak out, stay vigilant, and keep fighting for a future where rights are protected, not taken away.
“The promise that all people born on U.S. soil are citizens is a powerful commitment to fairness, equality, and belonging. It declares that every person born on U.S. soil, regardless of their background, race, or their parents’ status, has a place in this country,” said Gregg Orton, National Director at NCAPA. “To undermine that principle is to threaten the very foundation of America’s promise that everyone deserves to be seen, counted, and protected under the law.”
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Based in Washington, D.C., the National Council of Asian Pacific Americans is a coalition of 44 national Asian Pacific American organizations. We represent the interests of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AA and NHPI) communities and provide a national voice for our communities’ concerns.