President Donald Trump signed two executive orders aimed at restricting birthright citizenship, his second attempt to limit the practice after the Supreme Court struck down a previous directive in June. The new orders target “birth tourism,” seeking to deny citizenship to children born in the U.S. to non-citizen parents who come to the country for the purpose of giving birth.
The move comes despite the Supreme Court’s earlier rejection of Trump's effort to end automatic birthright citizenship, a protection rooted in the 14th Amendment. The initial order, issued on his first day in office and again challenged, sought to eliminate citizenship for children born in the U.S. whose parents are not legal residents.
The executive orders specifically aim to deny citizenship to individuals born in the United States when one or both parents are foreign visitors and entered the country unlawfully, or who may have overstayed a visa. One of the orders seeks to define “birth tourism” as coming to the U.S. primarily for the purpose of obtaining U.S. citizenship for their children.
The Supreme Court’s June decision effectively blocked Trump's earlier attempt to circumvent the 14th Amendment, which has long been interpreted to grant citizenship to nearly all people born in the United States. The current actions are widely expected to face legal challenges and a similar fate. No right-leaning sources were present in this cluster of reports.
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