"Welcoming the stranger is a broadly shared and indelible ethic," according to the amicus brief filed in Trump v. Barbara. "The Citizenship Clause represents the apotheosis of this value by extending the same citizenship rights possessed by one’s own children to the children of the stranger."
Quakers Defend Birthright Citizenship; FCNL, FGC Join Faith Groups in Amicus BriefOn June 30, 2026, the Supreme Court affirmed that children born in the U.S. to undocumented parents are “subject to the jurisdiction” of the U.S.www.friendsjournal.org