Birthright Citizenship Ruling Impacts Uncertain
28 states could be affected
THE WEEK’S US BORDER NEWS IN BRIEF:
The Supreme Court & Birthright Citizenship A US Supreme Court ruling is stoking fears that the babies of many noncitizen parents could be treated differently depending on the state in which they’re born, as legal challenges unfold against President Donald Trump’s order ending birthright citizenship. The justices didn’t rule on the constitutionality of Trump’s restrictions. But in a divided decision Friday, they paused nationwide injunctions in three cases that had blocked the policy from taking effect.
The ruling could affect 28 States The ruling opens a potential path for Trump’s ban on birthright citizenship to be enforced in the 28 states where no court order to block it is currently in place, many of them Republican strongholds from Texas to Florida and Wyoming to Oklahoma. “You could have thousands of babies that are essentially stateless,” said Domingo Garcia, national president of the League of Latin American Citizens United, an advocacy group with chapters in Texas.
A nationwide challenge is still possible The Supreme Court’s ruling leaves open the possibility that groups challenging the policy could still get nationwide relief through class-action lawsuits and seek certification as a nationwide class. Within hours after the ruling, two class-action suits had been filed in Maryland and New Hampshire seeking to block Trump’s order.
Immigration detention condition concerns The nation’s immigration detention system is buckling under the weight of record numbers. More than 56,000 immigrants were in government custody on June 15, exceeding the current capacity of 41,000 “These are the worst conditions I have seen in my 20-year career,” said Paul Chavez, litigation and advocacy director at Americans for Immigrant Justice in Florida, which represents detainees. “Conditions were never great, but this is horrendous.”
Canadian man dies in ICE custody A Canadian man being held by immigration officials in South Florida has died in federal custody. Johnny Noviello, 49, died Monday afternoon at the Bureau of Prisons Federal Detention Center in Miami, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement press release said. The cause of death is under investigation.
Florida builds “Alligator Alcatraz” At the direction of Gov. Ron DeSantis, Florida is quickly constructing a $450 million-a-year immigration detention center in the heart of the Everglades. The facility, which has been informally dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” would consist mainly of unairconditioned tents and trailers at a little-used airstrip surrounded by Florida Everglades swamp.
Poll: Most support “pathway to legal status” Nearly two-thirds of voters (64 percent) say they prefer giving most undocumented immigrants in the United States a pathway to legal status, while 31 percent say they prefer deporting most undocumented immigrants in the United States, according to a Quinnipiac University national poll of registered voters.
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I think it is pretty clear that the unconstitutional program announced in the EO will continue on a national scale unabated, but for the collective or occasional individual plaintiffs, 100% of whom will receive the relief they seek.
My cynical scholarly take: https://www.americascoach.com/p/the-casa-con-executive-overreach
My satirical talk: https://www.americascoach.com/p/trump-v-casa-birthright-citizenship
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