Trump signs 2 immigration actions to limit birthright citizenship and curb ‘birth tourism’
Summary
President Donald Trump has signed two new executive actions aimed at limiting birthright citizenship and reducing birth tourism in the United States. He wants to restrict who can become a U.S. citizen by being born in the country and make it harder for visitors to get visas for the purpose of giving birth in the U.S.Key Facts
- President Trump signed two immigration orders on August 6, 2026.
- One order tries to limit people eligible for citizenship by birth in the U.S.
- The second order targets "birth tourism," where visitors come to the U.S. to have children who get citizenship.
- Trump believes these new actions are constitutional.
- The Supreme Court rejected a similar Trump attempt to end birthright citizenship in June 2026 by a 6-3 vote.
- Birthright citizenship comes from the 14th Amendment, which grants citizenship to anyone born in the U.S. with few exceptions.
- Previous executive orders by Trump to end birthright citizenship were blocked by courts and never took effect.
- Birthright citizenship has been a long-established legal principle in the U.S. for over 150 years.
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