After Supreme Court Setback, Trump Again Targets Immigration by Expanding Definition of Birthright Citizenship
The orders expand long-recognized exceptions and triggered more than 600 visa cancellations, while the ACLU seeks to block their use against covered families.
- On August 6, President Donald Trump signed two executive orders restricting birthright citizenship and curtailing 'birth tourism,' prompting the ACLU to return to federal court on August 11 seeking an injunction.
- This action follows the Supreme Court's June 30, 2026, ruling in Trump v. Barbara, which struck down a prior effort to deny citizenship to children born to foreign parents unlawfully in the United States.
- White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller argues the orders rely on the Immigration and Nationality Act, specifically targeting children of 'alien enemies' and foreign government employees, alongside efforts to curb 'birth tourism.'
- On August 12, Secretary of State Marco Rubio reported the Birth Tourism Prevention Task Force revoked over 600 visas, targeting organized rings that coach travelers to falsify paperwork.
- Judge Joseph Laplante is currently considering the ACLU's request for an injunction to protect individuals covered by prior class-action rulings, while analysts question whether the new orders fit within recognized legal exceptions.
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After Supreme Court setback, Trump again targets immigration by expanding definition of birthright citizenship
White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller holds an executive order on birthright citizenship as President Donald Trump speaks before signing it at the White House on Aug. 6, 2026. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty ImagesSince his return to the White House, President Donald Trump has issued over 270 executive orders. That includes two orders issued in August 2026 addressing birthright citizenship, a subject seemingly settled by the U.S. Supreme Cou…
Trump's Birthright Citizenship Executive Orders Face Fresh Legal Challenge
Two new birthright citizenship executive orders signed by President Donald Trump on 6 August are already before the federal courts, less than two months after the Supreme Court of the United States ruled unanimously against the same legal position in Trump v. Barbara. The orders target what the administration calls ‘birth tourism,’ purporting to deny citizenship to children born in the United States when a parent is lawfully but temporarily pres…
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