Donald Trump signs executive orders to restrict birthright citizenship

President Donald Trump signed two executive orders on Thursday in Washington to limit birthright citizenship and address birth tourism. One order targets individuals engaged in commercial birth tourism by denying them access to the United States. The second order broadens the definitions of those ineligible for birthright citizenship, specifically including children of foreign citizens who perform lobbying activities on behalf of foreign governments.

These actions follow a June 30 decision by the United States Supreme Court that invalidated a previous directive from the administration regarding birthright citizenship. While the President had previously called on Congress to legislate on the matter, he opted to issue these executive orders instead. These orders establish government policy, though they lack the legislative permanence of laws passed by the United States Congress.