What to know about Trump’s new attempt to limit birthright citizenship
The Trump administration is once again trying to limit who can become an American, with a pair of executive orders issued this week that attempt to place restrictions on birthright citizenship and on foreigners who…
The Trump administration has once again attempted to limit birthright citizenship through a pair of executive orders issued this week. The orders aim to place restrictions on who can become an American, despite a June Supreme Court decision striking down a previous attempt at limiting birthright citizenship. President Trump claimed that the new orders were made with adjustments in mind, keeping the Supreme Court decision in consideration.
However, some of the restrictions announced by the White House are expected to face legal challenges. The 14th Amendment, which grants citizenship to anyone born in the country, along with subsequent Supreme Court decisions, already exclude certain births from receiving the citizenship benefit. The new executive orders focus on restricting automatic citizenship to specific categories of people, including children born to adults with connections to foreign embassies or organizations, and anyone considered an "alien enemy" of the United States. This move highlights the administration's drive to limit who can become an American.
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