
TL;DR
Donald Trump has signed two new executive orders aimed at limiting birthright citizenship in the US, following a Supreme Court ruling against his previous attempt. One order expands definitions of non-citizens, while the other targets birth tourism.
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In a renewed effort to restrict birthright citizenship, Donald Trump signed two executive orders that redefine eligibility for citizenship for children born in the US. The first order targets non-citizen parents, particularly those linked to foreign terrorist groups or fraudulent citizenship attempts, while the second order seeks to eliminate birth tourism, where foreign mothers give birth in the US to secure citizenship for their children.
Trump claims that this practice has led to hundreds of thousands of births annually, although estimates suggest the actual number is around 22,000 to 26,000. Legal experts express skepticism about the orders' constitutionality, particularly regarding the president's authority to deny citizenship to children born in the US.
The Supreme Court previously ruled against Trump's attempts to end birthright citizenship, marking a significant setback for his administration's immigration policies.
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