Trump signs order restricting birthright citizenship despite Supreme Court ruling
President Donald Trump has signed executive orders restricting birthright citizenship for babies born in the United States to foreign parents. The move directly follows a Supreme Court ruling against such restrictions and is expected to face immediate legal challenges.
The White House confirmed that President Trump has signed executive orders restricting automatic citizenship for babies born on US soil to parents who are not citizens or permanent residents. The move targets the birthright citizenship principle enshrined in the 14th Amendment.
The order comes directly after the Supreme Court ruled against a similar restriction, setting up what legal scholars describe as an unprecedented confrontation between the executive branch and the judiciary over a settled constitutional question.
Immigrant rights groups and several state attorneys general said they would file suit immediately. The case is expected to return to the Supreme Court, launching a legal battle likely to take months to resolve.
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