{
  "id": 254995,
  "title": "Trump limits birthright citizenship despite court ruling",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/trump-limits-birthright-citizenship-despite-court-ruling",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-07T05:54:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RTE News",
    "slug": "rte-news",
    "url": "https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0807/1586877-trump-birthright-citizenship/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "US President Donald Trump has signed two executive orders aimed at restricting birthright citizenship, a move that follows a recent Supreme Court ruling rejecting his previous attempts. The orders focus on combating what the administration labels \"birth tourism,\" where foreign women travel to the US to give birth and secure citizenship for their children. After a setback in court on June 30, Trump opted for executive orders, which carry less weight than Congress-passed legislation. The Supreme Court had previously struck down Trump's earlier executive order as unconstitutional. The White House contends this directive interprets historical exceptions to birthright citizenship and expands the group ineligible for it. The Center for Immigration Studies estimates that between 20,000 and 25,000 mothers traveled to the US for birth tourism in 2016-2017, while the US saw 3.6 million births in 2025. The orders also limit the rights of children born to foreign government employees and those classified as alien enemies. The orders may affect individuals born in US territories if Congress passes a law ending automatic citizenship there. Legal experts are uncertain about the orders' impact given the Supreme Court's decision, while immigrant advocates view it as an attempt to circumvent the ruling. The ACLU predicts the orders will fail in court, emphasizing the constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship, which has stood for over 150 years. The Women’s Refugee Commission warns that the executive orders could infringe on the rights of pregnant women seeking legal entry to the US during a vulnerable time. President Trump, in the Oval Office, called the Supreme Court's June 30 ruling \"very unfortunate,\" criticizing the use of birth tourism to gain citizenship. He argued that the current approach, which permits citizenship for children born in the US to non-citizen parents, is \"not the way it's supposed to work\" and represents a \"disgrace.\"",
  "summary": "US President Donald Trump has signed two executive orders in a new but narrower attempt to curtail birthright citizenship, once again challenging a provision of the US Constitution even though the Supreme Court rejected his previous effort.",
  "key_points": [],
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      {
        "outlet": "Daily Maverick",
        "title": "Trump signs orders to limit US birthright citizenship, despite Supreme Court ruling",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/trump-signs-orders-to-limit-us-birthright-citizenship-despite-supreme",
        "published": "2026-08-07T03:08:59.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}