Continue working with colleagues to defend statutory birthright citizenship protections for the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands.

Stacey E. Plaskett · Virgin Islands · Democratic

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Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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I will continue to work with my colleagues to defend the statutory protections in place for the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

Plaskett pledged to keep working with colleagues to defend federal statutory birthright citizenship protections for the U.S. Virgin Islands and other territories.

CONGRESSWOMAN PLASKETT'S STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT TRUMP’S EXECUTIVE ORDERS ON BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP | Congresswoman Stacey E. Plaskett
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Evidence

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The Supreme Court docket records that a brief by current and former elected officials from the territories was filed on February 26, 2026. The brief says amici from the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa reject unilateral denial of citizenship to those born under U.S. sovereignty and jurisdiction; its appendix lists Stacey E. Plaskett as the first amicus.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Plaskett joined a formal Supreme Court amicus brief with territorial colleagues defending birthright citizenship principles and warning that statutory territorial citizenship remains vulnerable to political-branch action.

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Brief of Current and Former Elected Officials and Judges from U.S. Territories as Amici Curiae Supporting Respondents, Trump v. Barbara, No. 25-365
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Plaskett stated that people born in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands are recognized as citizens under current federal statutes and that this remained unchanged by the August 6, 2026 executive orders. She also said her office joined amicus briefs to protect territorial birthright citizenship and that she would continue working with colleagues to defend those statutory protections.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The latest located official Plaskett statement after the new executive orders confirms the protections had not been repealed or narrowed and documents continued advocacy, but it also treats the issue as ongoing rather than finally resolved.

partial same_term A for effort

CONGRESSWOMAN PLASKETT'S STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT TRUMP’S EXECUTIVE ORDERS ON BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP | Congresswoman Stacey E. Plaskett
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 91%

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The promise was framed as an ongoing federal-office commitment to work with colleagues to defend existing statutory birthright citizenship protections for the territories, not as a pledge to enact a new statute. During the same term, Plaskett materially advanced that defense by joining a Supreme Court amicus brief with territorial officials and publicly reaffirming that the statutory protections for people born in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands remained in force after the August 6, 2026 executive orders. Because the promised conduct was continued defense and collaboration, the available evidence supports fulfillment, even though the broader legal and political issue remains ongoing.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 87%