US-Geburtsrecht: Trump: Neuer Anlauf für Beschränkung von US-Geburtsrecht

President Donald Trump has announced new efforts to restrict U.S. birthright citizenship, in response to his defeat before the Supreme Court. Infants whose mothers travel to the U.S. exclusively for childbirth should no longer automatically be granted U.S. citizenship, under a new executive order signed by Trump. The order targets what Trump calls "birth tourism."

Critics argue that the plan could face legal challenges. Vice-Staff Chief Stephen Miller noted that some individuals might travel to the U.S. under the pretense of visiting Disneyland, but the real intention is to give birth in the United States, thus automatically becoming U.S. citizens. It remained unclear how the U.S. government would determine the purpose for which someone is entering the country.

Trump signed another executive order, stating that the U.S. government could subsequently deny U.S. citizenship to individuals who gained it through deception. The issue affects diplomats as well. In a second executive order, the U.S. government declared that citizenship need not be granted if both parents are not U.S. citizens and if the individual falls under one of the following categories: member of a designated terrorist organization, staff of a foreign embassy or consulate, or individuals working for a foreign government.

Additionally, individuals born in U.S. territories where citizenship is not conferred by federal law, such as Puerto Rico, Guam, and the American Samoa, are also excluded. Trump had previously lost a major case before the Supreme Court in late June. Children born in the United States still automatically become U.S. citizens, as ruled by the Supreme Court.

This includes children of parents who are illegally or temporarily in the U.S. The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, known as "Jus Soli" (Right of the Soil), grants automatic citizenship to nearly every child born on U.S. territory since 1868. The justices upheld this practice, citing the historical background of the 14th Amendment and a 1898 Supreme Court ruling.

The children were deemed "citizens from birth" under the Constitution. Furthermore, the court emphasized that terms like "legitimate" or "temporary," which Trump relied upon in his birthright citizenship amendment, did not appear in the Constitution text - "for a simple reason: They played no role."