Trump Signs Executive Orders Ending Birthright Citizenship for Certain Aliens and Halting ‘Birth Tourism’

WASHINGTON — President Donald J. Trump has signed two major executive orders today aimed at reshaping federal immigration policy, restricting birthright citizenship for specific categories of foreign nationals, and halting the practice known as “birth tourism.”

The actions follow the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 30, 2026, ruling in Trump v. Barbara, which held that the Constitution extends automatic citizenship only to children born in the U.S. to parents “for whom no extraterritorial fiction applies.”

Restricting Birthright Citizenship and Targeting Syndicates

The first executive order identifies specific categories of children born to foreign nationals who will no longer be eligible for automatic birthright citizenship. The administration states these exclusions align with historical exceptions recognized by the Supreme Court in the Barbara decision.

The second executive order grants expanded authority to the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security to eliminate “birth tourism.” The administration claims the practice is frequently orchestrated by “malign syndicates” designed to evade immigration laws and exploit temporary travel visas to obtain U.S. citizenship for children.”

“American citizenship embodies a sacred bond between the American people and their Nation,” the administration said in a statement accompanying the orders, calling the privilege of citizenship a “priceless and profound gift.”

Part of a Broader Immigration Crackdown

These executive orders add to a series of aggressive immigration and border security measures enacted since President Trump returned to office. The administration highlighted several milestones from its current tenure, including:

• Border Enforcement: An immediate executive order issued during Trump’s first week in office declared a crisis at the southern border. The administration reports that no undocumented immigrants have been released into the country for 15 consecutive months.
• ⁠Deportations and Denaturalization: Authorities have deported more than 3 million undocumented immigrants and launched a denaturalization campaign. To date, the administration has filed fraud-based citizenship revocation claims against 88 individuals.
• ⁠Visa Restrictions: Visa processing has been paused for 75 countries designated as high-risk to deter visa overstays and enhance screening protocols.
• ⁠Benefit Reductions: Taxpayer-funded public assistance has been terminated for over 1.4 million undocumented immigrants, who are also banned from more than a dozen federal healthcare programs.
• ⁠Voter Roll Purges: The federal government is actively working with states to remove tens of thousands of non-citizens from voter registration rolls ahead of upcoming elections.

The administration also announced it has reformed the U.S. citizenship test to place a higher emphasis on American history, government civics, and foundational national values.