Trump Signs Executive Orders Limiting Birthright Citizenship
Summary
US President Donald Trump has signed two executive orders aimed at limiting birthright citizenship and banning birth tourism. The move comes weeks after the US Supreme Court rejected his previous attempt.
Key Points
- Donald Trump signed two executive orders from the Oval Office targeting birthright citizenship rules.
- One order expands the categories of non-US citizens’ children who cannot automatically become US citizens by birth.
- The second order bans birth tourism, in which pregnant women travel to the US solely to give birth.
- The US Supreme Court had rejected Trump’s previous attempt to restrict birthright citizenship just weeks earlier.
