US President Donald Trump signed two executive orders on Thursday seeking to narrow birthright citizenship and intensify a crackdown on “birth tourism”, making a new attempt to restrict automatic citizenship after his original policy was rejected by the Supreme Court.Trump announced the measures unexpectedly during a White House event, describing the Supreme Court’s June 30 ruling as “very unfortunate” and arguing that wealthy foreigners had built businesses around securing US citizenship for their children.“They’re buying their way in, and we’re not going to let it happen,” Trump said.
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THU · 2026-08-06 · 21:41 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0806-99893
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Trump signs new orders targeting birthright citizenship and ‘birth tourism’
President Donald Trump signed two executive orders on Thursday at the White House. These orders aim to restrict birthright citizenship and increase enforcement against "birth tourism." Trump stated his actions are a response to a Supreme Court ruling on June 30, which he described as "very unfortunate." He argued that wealthy foreigners are exploiting the system to obtain U.S.
Teresa Elena FrontadoSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-08-06 · 21:41 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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President Donald Trump signed two executive orders on Thursday at the White House. These orders aim to restrict birthright citizenship and increase enforcement against "birth tourism." Trump stated his actions are a response to a Supreme Court ruling on June 30, which he described as "very unfortunate." He argued that wealthy foreigners are exploiting the system to obtain U.S. citizenship for their children, stating, "They’re buying their way in, and we’re not going to let it happen." This marks a new effort to limit automatic citizenship after a previous policy was rejected by the Supreme Court.
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Trump stated, 'They’re buying their way in, and we’re not going to let it happen.'
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Trump argued that wealthy foreigners had built businesses around securing US citizenship for their children.
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Trump described the Supreme Court’s June 30 ruling as 'very unfortunate'.
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Trump announced the measures during a White House event.
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US President Donald Trump signed two executive orders targeting birthright citizenship and 'birth tourism'.
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