Indian American Impact Criticizes Trump Executive Order on Birthright Citizenship as Supreme Court Hears Case

by SAH Staff Reporter April 1, 2026

By SAH Staff Reporter April 1, 2026 0 comments 2 minutes read

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The Indian American Impact, an organization focused on elevating the voices of Indian and South Asian Americans and protecting democratic values, has criticized President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship, describing it as a “dangerous assault on the Constitution.”

On April 1, the U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments in Trump v. Barbara, a case examining the legality of the executive order on birthright citizenship.

In a statement, Chintan Patel, Executive Director of Indian American Impact, said, “President Trump’s executive order is a direct and dangerous assault on the Constitution and one of its most fundamental guarantees. More than a year after its issuance, it remains a blatant attempt to rewrite the Fourteenth Amendment and strip citizenship from children born on U.S. soil,” adding, “We remain hopeful that the Supreme Court will uphold decades of legal precedent and affirm the decisions of lower courts that have consistently rejected efforts to undermine birthright citizenship.”

Patel stated that the order is part of a “broader, systematic effort to criminalize immigrants and erode core constitutional protections,” adding that it would have “sweeping consequences” for immigrant families and disproportionately affect South Asian families and their children, one of the largest immigrant populations in the United States.

He further noted that “Archaic and inequitable” immigration policies have already placed more than one million Indian nationals in green card backlogs, forcing many South Asian families to remain on temporary visas for decades. As a result, many children in the community are born in the United States while their parents continue to await permanent residency.

“This executive order would strip those children of the citizenship they have always been guaranteed, placing them at risk of legal limbo despite being born on U.S. soil,” he added, noting estimates that more than 400,000 individuals may die before receiving a green card. Ending birthright citizenship, he said, would deepen existing inequities, disrupting families and destabilizing communities.

“Indian American Impact is proud to stand alongside the many organizations fighting to protect immigrant rights and defend the Constitution,” Patel added. “We reaffirm what has always been true: we belong here, and we will continue to fight for a future where every child born in this country is afforded the full rights and protections they deserve.”