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AMERICANALMANAC (Sarah May) - Trump signs new executive orders to ban birth tourism and narrow birthright citizenship after Supreme Court setback

President Trump signed two executive orders Thursday targeting birth tourism and expanding the categories of people ineligible for automatic birthright citizenship, a direct response to the Supreme Court's June ruling that blocked his earlier, broader attempt. The orders represent the administration's sharpest move yet on an issue that has defined Trump's immigration agenda since his […] The post Trump signs new executive orders to ban birth tourism and narrow birthright citizenship after Supreme Court setback appeared first on American Almanac .

President Trump signed two executive orders Thursday targeting birth tourism and expanding the categories of people ineligible for automatic birthright citizenship, a direct response to the Supreme Court's June ruling that blocked his earlier, broader attempt. The orders represent the administration's sharpest move yet on an issue that has defined Trump's immigration agenda since his first days in office. The first order identifies specific groups whose children born on U.S. soil would no longer qualify for automatic citizenship, including children of designated alien enemies, members of foreign terrorist organizations, and individuals who lobby or act on behalf of foreign governments. The second order formally bans birth tourism by…Open

YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Somali World Cup referee denied entry into the United States

Somali referee Omar Artan won’t officiate in the World Cup after being denied entry into the United States. U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Monday that a Somali national who was planning to referee in the World Cup had been denied entry after arriving to Miami International Airport from Istanbul on Saturday. While the CBP statement didn’t mention the person by name, Artan is the only World Cup referee from Somalia.

DAILYCALLER (Mr. Right) - Hit The Road, Omar: US Drops The Hammer On Somalian Ref

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NYTIMES (Matthew Mpoke Bigg) - Somali Referee Says His World Cup Dream Is Dashed After U.S. Denies Entry

“I had the right papers and everything,” Omar Abdulkadir Artan said in his first interview since he was turned back. He would have been the first Somali to referee a game in the tournament.

AXIOS (Brittany Gibson) - Iran faces Trump's World Cup gauntlet

The U.S.-Iran war is forcing FIFA to navigate a diplomatic and logistical mess before the World Cup even kicks off Thursday. Why it matters: Iranians are largely banned from traveling to the U.S. right now, while Iran's national team will face an exhausting itinerary each time it plays on U.S. soil. Zoom in: Iran has three guaranteed matches on U.S. soil in the group stage after FIFA declined the nation's request to move its games to stadiums in Canada or Mexico after the war started. - Without overnight stays, the Iranian team will have to fly in from Mexico, clear customs, play a match and then fly back to Mexico the same day for each U.S.-based match. - "Everything has to go by schedule. There's a lot of preparations. The last thing…

NEWSNATIONNOW (David Brunnstrom and Simon Lewis) - Russia says US won't give diplomat visa for United Nations meeting

Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister is supposed to attend a UN Security Council meeting in New York, but the US apparently won't give him a visa.