Trump signs executive orders targeting birthright citizenship
The orders narrow exemptions for diplomats and alleged foreign enemies and direct agencies to tighten visa rules against birth tourism.
- On Thursday, August 6, 2026, President Donald Trump signed two executive orders in the Oval Office aimed at restricting birthright citizenship and banning commercial 'birth tourism' following the Supreme Court's June 30 rejection of his prior attempt.
- The administration framed these measures as narrow 'adjustments' after the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on June 30 that the Constitution guarantees birthright citizenship, striking down Trump's earlier effort to reinterpret the Fourteenth Amendment.
- White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller said the new directives deny citizenship to children of 'alien enemies,' foreign government employees, or those involved in 'birth tourism,' describing it as a 'fraud on the American system.'
- Legal experts and civil rights groups immediately condemned the orders as unconstitutional; the American Civil Liberties Union warned they will face the same fate as the last attempt.
- The Migration Policy Institute estimates 'birth tourism' accounts for roughly 26,000 annual births—a fraction of the 3.5 million total—yet future litigation is expected to move rapidly, with observers anticipating the debate returning to the Supreme Court within 18 months.
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President Donald Trump signed two new executive orders: one to deny birthright citizenship to children of “foreign enemies” and another to combat “birth tourism.”
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