Trump Signs Executive Orders Targeting So-Called 'Birth Tourism'

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US President Donald Trump has signed two executive orders meant to limit eligibility for birthright US citizenship.

Trump Targets 'Birth Tourism'

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US President Donald Trump has signed two executive orders meant to limit eligibility for birthright citizenship and ban so-called birth tourism.

The first order expands the definition of children who would not get automatic citizenship by being born in the US. The second bans travel to the US with the intention of giving birth there.

In June, the US Supreme Court rejected Trump’s earlier executive order to end the constitutional right to citizenship by birth. The new executive orders are also likely to face legal challenges.

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