Trump signs new executive order to ban ‘birth tourism’ after birthright citizenship defeat at Supreme Court

Trump signs executive orders targeting birthright citizenship, birth tourism after Supreme Court setback

The orders deny visas to those entering the country to give birth, and Trump promised "very big crackdowns" on organized birth tourism operations.

Trump Signs Executive Orders Targeting Birthright Citizenship, 'Birth Tourism'

The move aims to undermine the Supreme Court’s recent decision to uphold the 14th Amendment.

Trump signs new orders targeting birthright citizenship

Orders come after supreme court rejected president’s first bid to restrict guarantee enshrined in US constitutionDonald Trump has made a second attempt to restrict the constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship, just weeks after the US supreme court rejected his initial, more sweeping bid to deny automatic citizenship to the children born to undocumented immigrants and temporary foreign residents.Trump on Thursday signed two executive orders that seek to broaden the categories of children ineligible for automatic US citizenship and ban so-called “birth tourism”. The directives are expected to face legal challenges. Continue reading...

Trump Signs Birthright Citizenship Executive Orders