Trump again tries to limit US birthright citizenship with new executive orders
Summary
President Donald Trump signed two new executive orders aimed at limiting birthright citizenship in the United States. One order expands restrictions on automatic citizenship for children born to certain non-citizen parents, and the other targets birth tourism, where pregnant women come to the US to give birth so their babies become citizens.Key Facts
- President Trump signed two executive orders trying to restrict birthright citizenship.
- One order denies automatic citizenship to children born in the US if their non-citizen parents are linked to terrorism, foreign governments, fraud, or live in certain US territories.
- The second order bans birth tourism, where pregnant women travel to the US to have babies who get citizenship.
- Trump criticized the Supreme Court for rejecting his previous 2025 effort to end birthright citizenship based on the 14th Amendment.
- The Migration Policy Institute estimates 22,000 to 26,000 babies are born each year in the US through birth tourism; government data showed 9,600 births to mothers with foreign addresses in 2024.
- Trump and his advisor Stephen Miller say birth tourism allows children born in the US to access benefits meant only for citizens.
- The Immigration and Nationality Act gives the president some power to limit who can enter the country, which Trump says supports his new orders.
- The Supreme Court ruled in June that birthright citizenship cannot be ended by executive order and remains protected by the Constitution.
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