Trump signs new executive orders on birthright citizenship despite court setback
President Donald Trump has signed new executive orders aimed at restricting birthright citizenship for specific groups, including children of 'birth tourists' and foreign government employees. This move follows a previous Supreme Court rejection of similar policies and is expected to face immediate legal challenges.
Why it matters
The order represents a significant escalation in the administration's immigration policy and sets up a direct constitutional confrontation regarding the 14th Amendment.
US President Donald Trump on Thursday signed two executive orders seeking to further restrict birthright citizenship, renewing his immigration crackdown weeks after the Supreme Court rejected his earlier attempt as unconstitutional.The new orders take a narrower approach than Trump's previous directive and target categories the administration argues are not protected under the Citizenship Clause of the 14th Amendment. These include children born to people travelling to the United States for "birth tourism", children of foreign government employees in the US and children of people classified as alien enemies.
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