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Al Jazeera Staff

Trump ‘scraps’ birthright citizenship: Who will it affect?

President Donald Trump signs an executive order at an indoor Presidential Inauguration parade event in Washington, Monday, January 20, 2025 [Matt Rourke/AP Photo]

Shortly after being sworn in as the 47th president of the United States, Donald Trump signed a host of executive orders, including a move to end birthright citizenship as part of his hardline anti-immigration agenda.

Birthright citizenship refers to a constitutionally protected right that grants automatic US citizenship to babies born in the country.

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