Congress is currently considering H.R. 9724, the “End Birthright Citizenship for Territories Act,” which, alongside President Trump's Executive Order 14418, could threaten birthright citizenship in Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands. Their sweeping language could put at risk the citizenship status of anyone born on or after January 1, 2027, regardless who their parents might be.

These proposals have been universally condemned by elected officials in these territories, regardless of party or status preference. And they contradict the Supreme Court’s recent decision upholding birthright citizenship in Trump v. Barbara.

As the United States commemorates the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, these proposals cannot be squared with the ideas of all “created equal” or the “consent of the governed.” 

Raise your voice to let federal officials in Washington know they don’t have unlimited power to do whatever they want to people in U.S. territories.

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Petition to Oppose the “End Birthright Citizenship for Territories Act” and Birthright Citizenship EO

We call on Congress, the President, and the Courts to reject the idea that the federal government has the power to deny U.S. citizenship to anyone simply because they were born in a U.S. territory. This is not only wrong, but unconstitutional.

Fundamental rights like citizenship cannot be turned on and off by the federal government based on where someone was born or happens to live. Congress should not use the Insular Cases or the Territorial Clause to try and justify these kinds of discriminatory, undemocratic policies. Regardless of one’s views on politics or political status, these unilateral actions contradict basic principles of democracy and self-determination.

We urge elected officials throughout the territories and the United States to defend basic constitutional limits on federal power and oppose efforts to restrict the rights of people in U.S. territories. 

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