Trump Escalates Attack on Immigrant Rights with New Orders After Supreme Court Sets Limits
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President Trump has once again targeted immigrant families, issuing two executive orders that further restrict birthright citizenship, even after the Supreme Court blocked his previous attempt to undermine constitutional protections.
President Donald Trump signed two executive orders on Thursday, intensifying his administration’s relentless assault on immigrant rights by seeking to restrict citizenship for certain children born in the United States. These actions come in the wake of a Supreme Court decision that struck down his earlier, unconstitutional attempt to end birthright citizenship—a right enshrined in the 14th Amendment.
One order aims to strip citizenship from children whose parents participate in so-called 'birth tourism,' a term often used to stoke xenophobic fears about immigrants. The other order expands the categories of children deemed ineligible for citizenship, including those whose parents are foreign lobbyists, alleged members of terrorist groups, or employees of foreign governments. These sweeping measures do not affect children with at least one U.S. citizen parent, but they send a chilling message to immigrant communities.
White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, a key architect of Trump’s anti-immigrant agenda, claimed the orders address supposed abuses of the system by people seeking a better life for their children.
The American Civil Liberties Union condemned the orders, emphasizing that the Constitution guarantees birthright citizenship and warning that any executive action to undermine this fundamental right is likely to be overturned in court.
The Supreme Court had previously ruled 6-3 that Trump’s earlier executive order blatantly conflicted with the 14th Amendment, which guarantees citizenship to all born or naturalized in the United States and subject to its jurisdiction.