Alabama Attorney General Joins 24-State Coalition Backing Trump's Birthright Citizenship Order

October 27,2025 - MONTGOMERY, AL. - Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has joined a coalition of 24 states urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold President Donald Trump's executive order redefining birthright citizenship. The legal brief, co-led by Tennessee and Iowa, supports the administration's position that the Fourteenth Amendment does not automatically confer citizenship on children born in the U.S. to undocumented immigrants or temporary visitors.

President Trump issued the executive order on his first day in office, directing federal agencies to halt recognition of birthright citizenship for individuals born under such circumstances. The policy has faced legal challenges in lower courts, prompting the federal government to seek Supreme Court review.

In their joint brief, the states argue that the Citizenship Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment was originally intended to secure citizenship for freed slaves and their descendants-not to extend automatic citizenship to children of those unlawfully or temporarily present in the country. The brief also highlights the financial and public safety burdens states face due to illegal immigration.

"The Constitution is not a loophole for illegal immigration," said Attorney General Marshall. "The framers of the Fourteenth Amendment did not mean for citizenship to be granted by mere accident of birth. Citizenship belongs to those who share allegiance to our nation, reserved for the children of American citizens and lawful permanent residents, not those present unlawfully or temporarily. President Trump's order rightly restores the true intent of the Citizenship Clause, and we urge the Supreme Court to affirm that principle.

Alabama joins a broad coalition of states backing the brief, including Alaska, Arkansas, Georgia, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, West Virginia, and Wyoming.

The Supreme Court's decision on whether to hear the case could have sweeping implications for immigration policy and constitutional interpretation nationwide.

Marshall is a GOP candidate for Attorney General.