Trump Signs New Orders to Limit Birthright Citizenship

President Donald Trump signed two new executive orders on Thursday aimed at restricting the right to birthright citizenship. The decision directly challenges a recent Supreme Court ruling that had confirmed constitutional protection of this guarantee.

During the ceremony, Trump was accompanied by Stephen Miller, the chief architect of his immigration program. Both announced that the measures target so-called «birth tourism» and seek to redefine which categories of children do not have automatic rights to American citizenship.

For the immigrant community, this new offensive generates alarm and confusion. However, legal experts warn that the presidential mandate will face immediate obstacles in the courts, as it contradicts the most recent jurisprudence of the nation’s highest court.

What do the new measures consist of?

The first order seeks to identify «certain categories of children of foreigners who do not have the right to birthright citizenship.» According to leaked information, the text will initially be used to deny nationality to children of foreign diplomatic personnel born in the United States.

Nevertheless, statements from the presidential team suggest greater ambitions. Stephen Miller stated that the president is using his authority «to expand the definitions of people who are not eligible.» This could open the door to future restrictions against undocumented families or those with temporary visas.

Trump defended the legality of his new directives and took the opportunity to criticize Supreme Court justices. He characterized as «unjust» and «unfortunate» the ruling that struck down his previous attempt to deny rights to children of undocumented migrants or beneficiaries of Temporary Protected Status (TPS).

During the event, the White House team argued that the Fourteenth Amendment, drafted after the Civil War to protect the children of slaves, never intended to protect foreigners. «It had no other meaning or purpose beyond that, and that has been made clear,» Miller assured.

What did the Supreme Court resolve weeks ago?

Just on June 30, 2026, the Supreme Court dealt a definitive blow to the Republican migration agenda. With a vote of 6 to 3 in the case Trump v. Barbara, the justices ratified automatic citizenship for every minor born on national territory, regardless of their parents’ legal status.

The ruling, written by the court’s chief justice John Roberts, reaffirmed a 150-year-old legal precedent. The text established that children of foreigners in irregular or temporary status are «citizens at birth» under the principle of jus soli or right of soil.