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Lauren Underwood
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Underwood Statement on Supreme Court’s Decision to Uphold Birthright Citizenship

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June 30, 2026 Press Release WASHINGTON—Today, Representative Lauren Underwood released the following statement after the Supreme Court decision in Trump v. Barbara, upholding birthright citizenship: “The question of who gets to be an American was settled 158 years ago—just three years after slavery was abolished—when the 14 th Amendment was ratified: every child born in the United States is a citizen of the United States,” said Rep. Lauren Underwood. “History tells us that when citizenship is conditional it is immigrants and Black Americans who are forced to prove our legitimacy. But Donald Trump is not a king, and the Constitution does not bend to his whim. The 14 th Amendment is one of the most important legal safeguards we have ever won, and today’s decision is a rejection of his authoritarian power grab and his dark and exclusionary vision of America.” ###

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    June 30, 2026 Press Release WASHINGTON—Today, Rep. Lauren Underwood released the following statement after the Supreme Court decision in Trump v. Barbara, upholding birthright citizenship: “The question of who gets to be an American was settled 158 years ago—just three years after slavery was abolished—when the 14 th Amendment was ratified: every child born in the United States is a citizen of the United States,” said Rep. Underwood. “History tells us that when citizenship is conditional it is immigrants and Black Americans who are forced to prove our legitimacy. But Donald Trump is not a king, and the Constitution does not bend to his whim. The 14 th Amendment is one of the most important legal safeguards we have ever won, and today’s decision is a rejection of his authoritarian power grab and his dark and exclusionary vision of America.” ###

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