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Trump targets 'birth tourism' in new bid to curb birthright citizenship

President Donald Trump at the White House, August 6, 2026
US President Donald Trump shown at the White House on August 6, 2026. © Alex Brandon, AP

US President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order targeting what he described as "birth tourism", seeking to curb birthright citizenship by restricting entry for pregnant visitors intending to give birth in the United States. Trump said the move followed the Supreme Court's rejection of his earlier effort to limit the constitutional right.

US President Donald Trump on Thursday made another attempt to curb birthright citizenship, signing an order targeting those who he said enter the country under the guise of tourism while actually intending to give birth.

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