Trump signs new executive actions targeting birthright citizenship and birth tourism

President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is signing two new executive actions on immigration. One action would narrow the eligibility for U.S. citizenship for children born on American soil, while the other would tighten visa restrictions for foreign visitors who travel to the United States to give birth, a practice the president described as "birth tourism." No further details were released, but Trump indicated he believes the measures are constitutional.

The moves follow a June Supreme Court decision that rejected Trump's earlier attempt to limit birthright citizenship, upholding the broad interpretation of the 14th Amendment that grants citizenship to anyone born in the country, with few exceptions. Earlier in his second term, Trump issued an executive order to end birthright citizenship, which was immediately challenged in court and blocked by lower courts before being struck down by the Supreme Court in a 6-3 vote.