Trump is searching for the Supreme Court’s breaking point on birthright citizenship
Last week, President Donald Trump issued a new executive order that purports to strip citizenship from some Americans. This isn’t our first time here: Last year, Trump issued an executive order that attempted to strip citizenship from many Americans born in this country. Months later, in response to a lawsuit brought over Trump’s order, the […]
President Donald Trump's latest executive order aims to strip citizenship from certain Americans born in the United States, as reported by <source 281a3875-1c9>. This follows a similar attempt last year which was struck down by the Supreme Court in Trump v. Barbara (2026). Trump's current order appears to be a narrower version of his previous attempt, and it is unclear if some of the targeted groups actually exist.
The new order seeks to denaturalize children born to foreign nationals working in embassies or other diplomatic capacities, and those whose mothers traveled to the US specifically to give birth. The Constitution's 14th Amendment states that "all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States." However, children of invading armies or foreign diplomats are exempt from this rule.
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