politics
Trump signs new orders targeting birthright citizenship
Orders come after supreme court rejected president’s first bid to restrict guarantee enshrined in US constitution
TL;DR
- Donald Trump signed two executive orders targeting birthright citizenship and 'birth tourism'.
- These orders follow the Supreme Court's rejection of a previous attempt to deny citizenship to children of undocumented immigrants and temporary foreign residents.
- The first order expands categories of children ineligible for birthright citizenship, including those whose parents engage in fraudulent activity or belong to certain foreign organizations.
- The second order targets 'birth tourism,' aiming to ban travel to the US with the intention of giving birth for citizenship.
- Critics, including the ACLU, state that these executive orders are unconstitutional and will face legal challenges, similar to the previous attempt.
- The number of 'birth tourism' births is estimated to be significantly lower than Trump's claims.