Trump signs decree against 'birth tourism' for citizenship in the U.S.

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order targeting "birth tourism," a practice where foreign nationals travel to the United States to give birth, thereby securing U.S. citizenship for their children. The move comes after the Supreme Court recently rejected a previous attempt to eliminate birthright citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants.

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This decree adopts a series of measures aimed at combating such organized practices. We are focusing heavily on denying visas to people we have reason to believe are coming with that purpose. Visas for both the parents who participate, and for the people who organize these networks.

Trump stated that organized criminal networks facilitate tens of thousands of individuals coming to the U.S. specifically to give birth. The new executive order aims to combat these practices by denying visas to individuals believed to be entering the country for this purpose, affecting both expectant parents and those who organize these networks.

This executive action faces scrutiny as it appears to challenge the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which guarantees citizenship to all persons born within U.S. territory. The Supreme Court upheld this doctrine in a recent ruling. While U.S. consular officials can already deny visas to non-residents suspected of traveling to give birth, critics contend that expectant mothers often apply for tourist visas without disclosing their intention to give birth.

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Children born in the United States to parents who are in the country illegally or temporarily are 'subject to the jurisdiction' of the United States and are citizens from birth.

Stephen Miller, a senior advisor to Trump, asserted that the order would deny birthright citizenship to children of members of "foreign terrorist organizations" and "broad categories of individuals acting on behalf of foreign governments." He emphasized that the measure would prevent a significant number of individuals from "erroneously obtaining citizenship by birthright." These efforts are part of Trump's broader immigration agenda, which includes increased deportations and the termination of temporary protected status for nationals of numerous countries.

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The measure 'guarantees that a large number of people who would erroneously be obtaining citizenship by birthright will no longer be eligible for those benefits,'