Immigration and Citizenship
TV (CNN): Elizabeth Wydra Discusses Trump’s Executive Order on Immigration
CAC President Elizabeth Wydra appeared on CNN’s The Lead with Jake Tapper to discuss President Trump’s Muslim travel ban in the wake of a recent ruling by a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals leaving in place a federal district court’s decision temporarily blocking the ban.
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Originalist-Oriented Briefs in the Birthright Citizenship Case (and a Counterargument by Elias Neibart)
Respondent-side amicus briefs were due at the Supreme Court Thursday and (as one would expect)...
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All the Trump Administration’s arguments for denying birthright citizenship to children of undocumented immigrants are...
March 2, 2026
Birthright citizenship: A note on foundlings and comments on four complementary amicus briefs
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U.S. Supreme Court
Trump v. Barbara
In Trump v. Barbara, the Supreme Court is considering the constitutionality of the Trump Administration’s executive order purporting to limit birthright citizenship to children who have at least one parent who is a citizen or...
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ICE Took Their Papers—and Won’t Give Them Back
Immigrants are being released from detention without documents proving their status.
U.S. Supreme Court
Noem v. Al Otro Lado
In Noem v. Al Otro Lado, the Supreme Court is considering whether the government can ignore certain legal protections for people seeking asylum at ports of entry.