Trump signs order to combat 'birth tourism' citizenship

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order aimed at curbing "birth tourism," a practice where foreign nationals travel to the United States to give birth, thereby securing automatic citizenship for their children under the principle of birthright citizenship. This move comes after a previous attempt to end birthright citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants was invalidated by the Supreme Court.

The president described the new measure as a targeted adjustment against systems that manage these large-scale movements. He stated that organized criminal networks have established systems allowing tens of thousands of people to enter the country specifically to give birth and gain citizenship. The administration intends to reinforce consular restrictions to deny visas to both expectant parents seeking entry for this purpose and the promoters of these operations.

Presidential advisor Stephen Miller elaborated that the decree seeks to deny automatic citizenship to descendants of individuals associated with designated foreign terrorist organizations and those acting on behalf of foreign governments. The White House asserts that the regulation aims to align eligibility criteria within the administration's immigration policy. The Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution guarantees citizenship to all persons born within its territory, a principle recently affirmed by the Supreme Court.