In the long arc of American constitutional history, few questions have proven more contested than who belongs to the nation by birthright. Following a 6-3 Supreme Court defeat, President Trump signed two new executive orders seeking narrower restrictions on birthright citizenship — targeting birth tourism and specific categories of ineligibility rather than challenging the 14th Amendment wholesale. The orders, signed in August 2026, reflect an administration searching for a constitutional foothold on terrain the courts have repeatedly defended since 1868.
Trump Issues New Executive Orders on Birthright Citizenship After Supreme Court Setback
Children of undocumented immigrants and temporary residents face potential loss of birthright citizenship eligibility under the new orders.