Trump issues executive orders challenging Supreme Court's birthright citizenship ruling

President Donald Trump announced two executive orders that would restrict birthright citizenship for certain categories of children born in the United States. The orders conflict with the Supreme Court's June decision in Trump v. Barbara, which affirmed that all persons born on U.S. soil are citizens under the Fourteenth Amendment, rejecting the administration's claim that citizenship should be limited to children of former slaves or that parents must demonstrate allegiance.

The orders propose to exclude children of foreign embassy staff, foreign government employees, workers of international organizations, and infants born through so-called "birth tourism" arrangements. Only children of accredited diplomats are already excluded under the 1898 United States v. Wong Kim Ark precedent; the other categories remain covered by the Court's ruling.

In a separate move, the White House revived an attempt to dismiss Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook. The Supreme Court had previously ruled that the president could fire her only for cause and that the administration had not followed the required legal process. The new effort relies on the same mortgage-fraud allegation without new evidence.

"The Supreme Court made a bad decision, a very unfair decision, and we’re ending it in a different way," Trump said while unveiling the orders.

"The Fourteenth Amendment was passed after the Civil War to ensure that the children of slaves would be citizens," White House adviser Stephen Miller said, a view rejected by Chief Justice John Roberts in the Court's opinion.

Legal experts note that the executive orders are likely unconstitutional and that federal courts could block them, as the authority to issue birth certificates rests with the states and existing visa regulations already address birth-tourism concerns. The actions come amid declining poll numbers for the president and ongoing criticism of his foreign-policy and economic decisions.