New York Immigration Coalition v. President Trump
Legal Issues
Overview
Overview
A Venezuelan national residing in New York with Temporary Protected Status and the New York Immigration Coalition sued the Trump administration over the birthright citizenship executive order.
The Issue
Issue
Whether the Trump administration's birthright citizenship executive order violates the Fourteenth Amendment's Citizenship Clause by attempting to deny citizenship to children born in the United States whose parents lack full immigration status.
The Rules
Rule
The Fourteenth Amendment provides that persons born in the United States and subject to its jurisdiction are citizens. This has been interpreted expansively since United States v. Wong Kim Ark (1898) to extend citizenship to virtually all children born on U.S. soil, with narrow exceptions only for children of foreign diplomats or invading enemy forces.
The Application
Analysis
The plaintiff, a Venezuelan national with Temporary Protected Status, challenges an executive order restricting birthright citizenship. Under established Wong Kim Ark precedent, a child born in the U.S. To a parent with TPS status. Who is subject to U.S. Jurisdiction. Would ordinarily qualify for citizenship, making the executive order's attempted denial facially inconsistent with the Fourteenth Amendment.
The Conclusion
Conclusion
On September 10, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York entered final judgment for the plaintiffs, a coalition of immigrant-rights groups and affected families who had challenged Executive Order 14160, the administration's attempt to deny U.S. citizenship to certain children born in the United States. The court ruled that the plaintiffs were the prevailing parties on their Fourteenth Amendment Citizenship Clause claim and their Administrative Procedure Act claim. Following the Supreme Court's decision in Trump v. Barbara, the court permanently enjoined the government from enforcing Executive Order 14160. The two remaining claims were dismissed without prejudice, the government's motion to dismiss was denied as moot, and the case was closed.
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