McClellan Statement on Supreme Court Trump v. Barbara Decision Maintaining Birthright Citizenship as a Constitutional Right

This press release from Representative Jennifer L. McClellan (D-VA) was published on 2026-06-30 and titled "McClellan Statement on Supreme Court Trump v. Barbara Decision Maintaining Birthright Citizenship as a Constitutional Ri".

McClellan Statement on Supreme Court Trump v. Barbara Decision Maintaining Birthright Citizenship as a Constitutional Right

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement on the Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v. Barbara ruling that the Trump Administration’s executive order directing federal agencies to deny U.S. citizenship to children born on American soil to non-citizens is in violation of the 14th Amendment: “Today, 250 years after our [ ]