Birthright Citizenship

Trump Targets Birthright Citizenship With New Orders

On August 6, 2026, President Trump signed two executive orders titled “Continuing to Protect the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship” and “Ending Birth Tourism.”  The first order expands the categories of people whose U.S.-born children the administration claims are ineligible for birthright citizenship under existing constitutional exceptions.  The second directs the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security to deny visas to foreign nationals the administration believes are traveling to the United States for the primary purpose of giving birth.  Both...

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