A federal judge has halted President Trump's executive order aimed at limiting birthright citizenship for the children of alien enemies and birth tourists, claiming it is unconstitutional.
A federal judge has halted President Trump’s executive order aimed at limiting birthright citizenship for the children of alien enemies and birth tourists, claiming it is unconstitutional. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: A federal judge has blocked President Donald J. Trump’s most recent executive order seeking to limit birthright citizenship in the United States, declaring it “almost certainly unconstitutional.” Trump’s ‘Continuing to Protect the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship’ order , signed in August, sought to deny birthright citizenship to the children of “alien enemies,” such as members of designated terrorist organizations, “birth tourists,” and others, after a more expansive order denying birthright…Open
President Trump on Thursday signed two executive orders again aimed at restricting birthright citizenship, an apparent attempt to circumvent a recent Supreme Court ruling that upheld the constitutional protection. In late June, the Supreme Court struck down Trump’s Day 1 executive order that sought to end automatic birthright citizenship for nearly all children born on U.S. soil, holding it violated the 14th Amendment. One of the president’s orders expands the definition of who would be ineligible for automatic citizenship, including “alien enemies of the United States, members of foreign terrorist organizations” as well as the children of diplomats and other recognized international organizations.
The president signed executive orders that target children born to “alien enemies,” foreign lobbyists or tourists. The orders are certain to face legal challenges.
President Trump plans to sign two executive orders Thursday aimed at denying citizenship to children born in the U.S. because of the commercial "birth tourism" industry, Axios has learned. - Trump also is seeking to deny birthright citizenship for children born of some foreign diplomatic staff in the U.S. and, potentially, U.S. territories in the future. Why it matters: It's Trump's second attempt to curb birthright citizenship in the U.S. and is sure to be challenged in court as a violation of the 14th Amendment , which guarantees citizenship to nearly everyone born in America. - The U.S. Supreme Court on June 30 shot down a broader executive order Trump signed on Inauguration Day to deny automatic citizenship to those born of…
