Press Release
Indian American Impact Condemns Supreme Court Ruling Empowering Trump to End Birthright Citizenship in Parts of the Country
For Immediate Release:
June 27, 2025
Contact: Sarah Shah
Washington, D.C. — Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 6-3 decision that severely limits the ability of federal courts to issue nationwide injunctions. As a result, Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship is now allowed to take effect in parts of the country within 30 days- a move that disproportionately threatens South Asian immigrant families and undermines the constitutional promise of equal protection.
Chintan Patel, Executive Director of Indian American Impact, issued the following statement:
“This decision is nothing short of an attack on our democracy and the rule of law. By limiting the power of courts to block dangerous executive actions nationwide, the Supreme Court has handed Trump a powerful weapon to pursue his anti-immigrant agenda- including ending birthright citizenship.
The Trump Administration, and now the Supreme Court, is engaged in a systematic campaign to criminalize and roll back constitutional protections for immigrants. The consequences of this decision are immediate, real, and devastating as South Asian American families across the country will now face uncertainty about whether their U.S.-born children will be recognized as citizens.
This ruling gives a green light to authoritarian overreach and creates a dangerous precedent of unchecked presidential power. Indian American Impact will not sit quietly while the rights of our communities are stripped away. We will fight to defend the Constitution and protect the future of every child born in this country.”
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Indian American Impact is a national organization that elevates the voices of Indian Americans and South Asians to ensure that every level of government represents us and our values. Impact works to mobilize, engage and elect South Asians in an effort to build a world in which all Americans have the opportunity to thrive.