Kaine Statement on Supreme Court Birthright Citizenship Decision

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a former civil rights attorney, released the following statement on the Supreme Court’s ruling in Trump v. CASA to limit federal courts’ ability to block President Donald Trump’s unconstitutional birthright citizenship order nationwide:

“President Trump’s attempt to curtail birthright citizenship for those born in the U.S. is clearly unconstitutional. This is why every federal court until now had blocked the executive order from going into effect. But instead of making a straightforward determination on the constitutionality of the EO, the Supreme Court has colluded with the Trump Administration to curtail the Judiciary Branch’s own power to protect Americans from illegal actions by the Executive Branch, starting with undermining birthright citizenship. Now that Trump’s birthright citizenship order may go into effect in 30 days unless more lawsuits are filed, American hospitals and state and local governments will be in limbo about something as basic as issuing birth certificates. Parents of newborns will have to scramble to make sure that they have the paperwork to show their citizenship or immigration status, even as they prepare to welcome a baby into their families. Once again with this Administration, it’s nothing but uncertainty and fear.”

Kaine has vigorously and consistently pushed back against the Trump Administration’s efforts to unconstitutionally restrict birthright citizenship. In December 2024, he delivered a speech on the Senate floor condemning then-President-elect Trump’s stated intention to end the Fourteenth Amendment’s guarantee of birthright citizenship. In January 2025, just before the beginning of President Trump’s second term, Kaine again delivered a speech highlighting notable Americans born to immigrant parents and their contributions to American society and culture. Later that same month, Kaine condemned President Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order. In May 2025, Kaine excoriated President Trump for denigrating the U.S. as “a stupid country” in an unhinged Truth Social rant for its constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship.

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