MARCH 2025

WATCH: House Judiciary Committee’s Hearing on Birthright Citizenship and the 14th Amendment

The House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on birthright citizenship and the 14th Amendment on Feb. 25, which included IRLI’s Matt O’Brien as a witness.

IRLI ACTION

IRLI Defends President Trump’s Order on Birthright Citizenship

IRLI filed an important brief in Maryland federal district court in a case on birthright citizenship. The plaintiffs, a group of organizations with illegal alien members, claim that President Trump’s executive order restricting birthright citizenship is unconstitutional, and that children of illegal aliens are guaranteed citizenship in the Fourteenth Amendment.

Will Supreme Court Allow Endless Deportation Appeals?

IRLI filed a brief in the Supreme Court in a case about whether the 30-day deadline for appealing a removal order, set forth in a statute, is jurisdictional, or only a claims processing rule that can be extended while ancillary matters, such a petition for withholding of removal, are eventually decided.

IRLI Urges Supreme Court to Block Administrative State

IRLI filed a brief in the Supreme Court of the United States urging it to cut back the administrative state by correctly applying the Court’s own precedents explaining the limits the Constitution imposes on agencies when they regulate.

Report: The Trump White House is NOT Violating ‘Immigrant Rights’

To counter widespread, inaccurate statements in the media about the Trump Administration’s efforts to control illegal immigration, IRLI has published a report explaining what rights immigrants have and do not have in the United States.

IRLI Petitions Supreme Court to Save American Jobs

On behalf of its client Save Jobs USA, an association of technology workers, IRLI petitioned the Supreme Court of the United States to review a case that challenges the authority of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to allow aliens to take half of the new jobs the American economy creates each year.

Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order Challenged in New Hampshire

Pushing back against the opposition to President Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship, IRLI has filed a brief in a New Hampshire district court case. The suit is the latest attempt by anti-borders groups to thwart the mandate the American people gave Trump to end the illegal immigration crisis.

COMMENTARY

The Anti-Borders Movement is Flailing

Enforcing the Law Breaks the Law: Chicago ICE Lawsuit

Kristi Noem Takes Charge, Rights Biden’s and Mayorkas’ Wrongs at DHS

The Media Discredits Itself To Push False Immigration Narratives

The Case for Militarizing the Border

DOGE Has Exposed the Anti-Borders Cash Pipeline

IN THE NEWS

Fox News Digital: Liberal Judge Recruits Sanctuary Sheriffs Who Defied ICE for Ad Touting Crime Record in Pivotal Race

In an ad promoting herself as a tough on crime judge, and her opponent as “too extreme,” the Democrat-aligned candidate in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race touted the endorsement of a local sheriff who has a long history of promoting sanctuary immigration policies and opposing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). 

The Washington Times: New York City to Shut Down Notorious Migrant Shelter at Roosevelt Hotel

Mayor Eric Adams announced Monday that New York City’s migrant shelter at the Roosevelt Hotel, which had become a symbol of the Biden border crisis, would soon shut down.

Bloomberg Law: Supreme Court Review Sought for H-1B Spouses’ Work Permit Rule

A group representing American-born tech workers is asking the US Supreme Court to hear a challenge to employment authorization for spouses of H-1B visa holders.

New Hampshire Union Leader: NH judge to hear arguments Monday in birthright citizenship lawsuit

A federal judge in Concord in will hear preliminary injunction arguments Monday in a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s birthright citizenship executive order that seeks to deny citizenship status for children born in the United States to noncitizens.

The Washington Times: Justice Department Wasted $128 Million a Year on Ineffective Legal Aid for Illegal Immigrants

The government spends tens of millions of dollars annually on a legal assistance program for illegal immigrants facing deportation court hearings, even though the government’s studies show it has hardly any effect on their cases.

The Carolina Journal: Family in ‘Illegal Alien’ Lawsuit Renews Call for Injunction Against Davidson Schools

A Davidson County family continues to press for an injunction against the local school system. Parents Leah and Chad McGhee sued the school board and an administrator over son Christian’s 2024 suspension for saying the words “illegal alien” in class.

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