Trump targets 'birth tourism' in new bid to curb birthright citizenship
US President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order targeting what he described as "birth tourism," seeking to curb birthright citizenship by restricting entry for pregnant visitors intending to give birth in the United States. Trump said the move followed the Supreme Court's rejection of his earlier effort to limit the constitutional right.
US President Donald Trump has signed two executive orders aimed at limiting birthright citizenship. The orders target "birth tourism" and seek to deny citizenship to children born in the United States to parents with certain connections to foreign embassies or organisations, as well as those considered "alien enemies" of the US.
According to the Jerusalem Post, Trump's effort to limit birthright citizenship has been a top priority in his crackdown on immigration. An earlier effort was rejected by the Supreme Court in June. The new orders appear to focus on specific categories of people.
The Centre for Immigration Studies estimated that between 20,000-25,000 mothers came to the US for birth tourism in a year-long period between 2016-2017, though there are no official figures. Trump's latest actions aim to restrict automatic citizenship to certain groups and increase restrictions on visitors seeking visas to give birth in the US.
Brief written by urgent.news from France 24, Jerusalem Post, MyJoyOnline Ghana, ABC News AU, Le Monde English — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — it may contain errors, so check the original before relying on it.
