Trump issues new executive orders targeting birthright citizenship guarantee
Aug 6, 2026
President Trump signed two executive orders attempting to narrow birthright citizenship eligibility and ban so-called 'birth tourism.' The move comes despite the Supreme Court reaffirming birthright citizenship protections just five weeks earlier. Experts say Trump's claims about the scale of birth tourism are significantly inflated compared to government data.
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