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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Rhian Lubin

They moved to the US ‘the right way.’ But with babies due imminently, these families are afraid for their future

If the Trump administration had its way, babies born on U.S. soil from today onwards would no longer be granted birthright citizenship automatically.

Yesterday marked 30 days since President Donald Trump signed an executive order to unilaterally redefine the Constitution and federal law by denying citizenship to children born in the U.S. if their parents are “unlawfully” present or have “lawful but temporary” status in the country.

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