JUNE 30, 2026
Contact:info@haitianbridge.org,   info@wearecusp.org

  *WASHINGTON, D.C. — In the span of a single week, the U.S. Supreme Court has handed our communities both a historic victory and a grave injustice. The Court affirmed that birthright citizenship is protected by the Constitution, rejecting the administration’s attempt to deny citizenship to children born on U.S. soil. And in Trump v. Miot and Mullin v. Doe, the Court ruled that federal courts cannot review the termination of Temporary Protected Status — clearing the way for the administration to end protections for roughly 1.3 million people in what would be the largest single act of de-documentation in this country’s history.

These two rulings are not about two different groups of people. They are about the same families. The child whose citizenship was secured this week is, in countless homes, the U.S.-born child of a TPS-holder parent the Court just exposed to removal. A family can be told in the same week that its child belongs here and that its mother does not. That is not a contradiction the law should ever produce — and it is the clearest proof that these fights were never separate.

So we hold both truths at once. We celebrate the birthright victory — and that victory belongs to our communities and the majority of Americans who stood with them, not to the man who tried to take citizenship away. Birthright citizenship endures because people organized, testified, marched, and refused to be erased. This is what our power looks like.

And we refuse to let that win bury the emergency now facing TPS holders. To our communities: nothing changes today. The TPS decision does not take effect for about 32 days — the justices can shorten that window but cannot skip it — and TPS holders keep their status and work authorization in the meantime. CUSP and our member organizations are activating emergency planning, legal-screening, and know-your-rights support right now. The fight also continues in court: the government conceded that constitutional claims survive even where statutory review is stripped, so the equal-protection and racial-animus challenges go forward.

This week also marks the 14th anniversary of DACA — another reminder that birthright citizenship, TPS, DACA, and the threat of mass deportation are one assault on the same communities. When this administration comes for one of us, it comes for all of us. The administration has now shown the full reach of what it will do. Our communities — alongside a labor movement that just put its weight behind a pathway to citizenship, faith leaders, and the majority of Americans who stand with immigrant families — are not going anywhere.

There is one answer big enough to meet this moment, and it is permanent: citizenship. Now it is on Congress, and on every governor and mayor, to deliver it.

“This week the same family was told their child is a citizen and their mother is not. We will celebrate the birthright victory our communities won, and we will not let it drown out 1.3 million people facing the loss of everything. Birthright, TPS, DACA — one fight, same families, one demand: citizenship now,” said Carolyn Tran, Executive Director of Communities United for Status & Protection (CUSP).

“The Supreme Court showed us two truths: Birthright citizenship is constitutional, and TPS can be erased. These are not separate rulings about separate people. They are the same families. The child whose citizenship was secured is the child of a TPS parent now at risk of removal. In the same period, we mark 14 years of DACA. Birthright, TPS, DACA. One fight, one people.” said Guerline Jozef, Executive Director of Haitian Bridge Alliance (HBA). “ We welcome the Birthright victory won by our organizing, but we refuse to let it overshadow the emergency facing TPS holders. The Fight continues in court, in our communities, and in Congress. A path to citizenship is the only answer. When they come for one of us, they come for all of us. And we are not going anywhere.”

“This win comes on the back of the people, of the organizers and advocates, of the families and faith leaders. Yet, we can’t even celebrate the significance of this win because at the same time, we know that our communities are being ripped apart. We will not bargain with each other’s lives and let millions of people disappear into the shadows with this decision,” said Amaha Kassa, Executive Director of African Communities Together (ACT).

“For too many Black immigrant and mixed-status families, these decisions bring relief and heartbreak. A child’s birthright to citizenship may be protected, while thousands of parents with TPS status and DACA recipients live in uncertainty and remain vulnerable to deportation. Families cannot continue to be political currency. While we celebrate today, we continue to fight for permanent protections,” said Patrice Lawrence, Executive Director of the UndocuBlack Network (UBN).  

“Today’s ruling brings mixed emotions. As we celebrate the birthright victory, we mourn the court’s decision on Temporary Protected Status. This decision threatens the stability, safety, and dignity of mixed status families across America. This fight will continue, and it is even more urgent for Congress to advance a lasting solution that protects our communities permanently and offers a pathway to citizenship,” said Mamta Gurung Nyangmi, Interim Executive Director of Adhikaar for Human Rights & Social Justice.

“The Supreme Court today stripped 1.3 million people of their ability to work, build families, and live in dignity in its TPS decision. To do so, it had to allow the government to skip the regular appeals process, rewrite its precedent, and disregard lower court rulings. And while many Americans are rightfully relieved by today’s reaffirmation of our Constitutional right to birthright citizenship case, many Americans are in greater fear of their government snatching their parents, siblings, and loved ones. Congress must act now and deliver a permanent pathway to citizenship,” said Rima Meroueh, Executive Director of the National Network for Arab American Communities (NNAAC). 

ABOUT CUSP                                                                     

About CUSP: Communities United for Status & Protection is a national collaborative of five immigrant-led organizations — African Communities Together, Adhikaar, Haitian Bridge Alliance, the National Network for Arab American Communities, and UndocuBlack Network — defending TPS and DED holders and centering Black, Asian, and Arab and Middle Eastern communities.

ABOUT HAITIAN BRIDGE ALLIANCE

Haitian Bridge Alliance (HBA), also known as “The Bridge”, is a grassroots community organization that advocates for fair and humane immigration policies, foreign policy, and provides migrants and immigrants with humanitarian, legal, and social services, with a particular focus on Black migrants, the Haitian community, women and girls, LGBTQIA+ individuals, and survivors of torture and other human rights abuses. HBA also seeks to elevate the issues unique to Black migrants and builds solidarity and collective movement toward policy change. Anpil men chay pa lou (“Many hands make the load light”). Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook: @haitianbridge