Quakers Defend Birthright Citizenship; FCNL, FGC Join Faith Groups in Amicus Brief

Quakers from Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) and Friends General Conference (FGC) signed a friend of the court brief, also called an amicus brief, supporting the plaintiff, pseudonymously named Barbara. Attorneys filed the brief on March 4, 2026. Barbara is an asylum seeker who escaped gang violence in Honduras and discovered she was pregnant in February 2025, WCNC reported. Barbara is one of three plaintiffs using pseudonyms in the class action suit, according to NPR.