AG Jones released the following statement today after the United States Supreme Court issued major rulings on the final day of its term:

“Today’s birthright citizenship decision is a victory for the Constitution of the United States and the basic promise that every child born in this country is born under the full protection of American law. But we should never have come this close. President Trump’s attack on birthright citizenship placed real families and children in unnecessary fear and uncertainty. There was no crisis, no ambiguity, and no lawful basis to cast doubt on the citizenship of children born in America. Trump tried to manufacture doubt where the Constitution leaves none…” -AG Jones