June 30, 2026
American Jewish Committee welcomes the U.S. Supreme Court decision to uphold more than a century of legal precedent that any child born on U.S. soil is a citizen regardless of their parents’ immigration status.
Birthright citizenship also ensures that children born in this country to parents who came here seeking religious freedom will not be deported to a country where their parents were persecuted, keeping with the United States’ long history of welcoming those seeking religious freedom.
This is of particular importance to many American Jews, who descend from families who escaped persecution, oppression and discrimination. Today’s ruling affirms the 14th Amendment permits those who seek refuge to become part of the nation’s fabric and pass on their traditions to their descendants without fear or favor.
