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…
President Donald Trump has issued new executive orders aimed at limiting birthright citizenship and the granting of citizenship to foreign-born individuals in the United States. These orders come in response to a June Supreme Court decision that struck down a previous attempt to restrict birthright citizenship. However, the new orders include "adjustments" based on the court's ruling.
Despite the legal challenges anticipated, the White House maintains that the restrictions are aimed at preventing certain individuals from automatically becoming American citizens. The 14th Amendment, which grants citizenship to anyone born in the United States, along with two subsequent Supreme Court decisions interpreting this clause, already provide guidelines that exclude certain births from receiving citizenship benefits.
Trump's latest efforts to curtail birthright citizenship, even after the Supreme Court ruling, illustrate the administration's ongoing efforts to limit who can become an American. The executive orders target specific categories of individuals who would otherwise be automatically granted citizenship. These include children born to adults who have connections to foreign embassies or organizations, as well as those considered "alien enemies" of the United States.
U.S. immigration law currently exempts babies born to a "foreign diplomatic officer accredited to the United States" from receiving birthright citizenship, including ambassadors, ministers, chargés d'affaires, counselors, secretaries, and attachés of embassies and legations, as well as members of the Delegation of the Commission of the European Communities. Trump's orders significantly expand these exemptions.
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