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Trump signs new orders targeting birthright citizenship, weeks after Supreme Court ruling

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Newest development Aug 9, 2026 · 2 reportsTrump targets birthright citizenship again

President Trump is once again attempting to put restrictions on who is automatically guaranteed citizenship after being born in the U.S., just weeks after the Supreme Court struck down his...

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    Trump signs new orders targeting birthright citizenship, weeks after Supreme Court ruling

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  2. Trump Takes a Hatchet to Birthright Citizenship Again

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    Trump targets birthright citizenship again

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  1. Newsweek

    Supreme Court Birthright Citizenship Ruling—3 Things Trump Could Do Next (opens Newsweek)

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    The Supreme Court closed one route to ending birthright citizenship. Here are the president's remaining options.

  2. Winchester Star

    Trump signs 2 immigration actions to limit birthright citizenship and curb 'birth tourism' (opens Winchester Star)

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    President Donald Trump says he is once again trying to limit birthright citizenship in the U.S. He says he's signing two executive actions on immigration. One action aims to limit the number of people eligible for U.S. citizenship after being…

  3. PBS NewsHour

    WATCH: Trump signs executive orders imposing new limits on birthright citizenship (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is once more trying to limit the number of people who are born in the country who can become American citizens, in a sign that even after his first attempt at limiting birthright citizenship was rejected by the Supreme Court, he's ready to try again.

  4. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    Trump signs new actions to limit birthright citizenship, ‘birth tourism’ (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

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    President Donald Trump on Aug. 6, 2026, announced two new executive actions aimed at limiting birthright citizenship and curbing birth tourism, despite a previous Supreme Court ruling rejecting similar attempts.

  5. KVIA El Paso

    Trump again tries to curb birthright citizenship and ‘birth tourism’ through executive action (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    By Priscilla Alvarez, John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump is taking another swing at limiting so-called birth tourism and birthright citizenship, citing a “very unfortunate decision” in the Supreme Court this year that struck down his earlier attempt to curb birthright citizenship.

  6. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Trump signs 2 immigration actions to limit birthright citizenship (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    In June, the Supreme Court rejected Trump’s previous efforts to declare that children born to people in the U.S. illegally or temporarily aren’t American citizens.

  7. NPR

    Trump signs 2 immigration actions to curb 'birth tourism,' limit birthright citizenship (opens NPR)

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    Additional details weren't provided, but Trump said he thought his latest actions would be constitutional.

  8. WFMZ Allentown

    Trump again tries to restrict birthright citizenship after Supreme Court ruling (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    President Donald Trump says he is once again trying to limit birthright citizenship in the U.S. He signed two executive actions on immigration. One action aims to limit the number of people eligible for U.S. citizenship by birthright. The second…

  9. UPI

    Trump targeting 'birth tourism' in new birthright citizenship effort (opens UPI)

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    U.S. President Donald Trump is again aiming at limiting birthright citizenship, just over a month after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the right.

  10. Reason

    Trump Issues Another Unconstitutional Executive Order Targeting Birthright Citizenship (opens Reason)

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    While less sweeping than the one invalidated by the Supreme Court in Trump v. Barbara, it still denies birthright citizenship to

  11. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Trump's birthright citizenship push sparks fear among Philadelphia migrants (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    President Donald Trump is making a new push to limit birthright citizenship, signing two orders focused on scenarios that include what’s known as “birth tourism.” The president signed the orders after the Supreme Court blocked his previous move to limit who is considered a U.S. citizen.

  12. NPR

    Trump targets birthright citizenship. And, Iran aims to ban U.S. from Strait of Hormuz (opens NPR)

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    President Trump says he has signed two new orders targeting birthright citizenship. And, Iran is aiming to ban U.S. ships from the Strait of Hormuz.

  13. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Trump tries new tack against birthright citizenship after Supreme Court snub (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    In two executive orders signed Thursday, Trump reached for different legal maneuvers to test the limits of the 14th Amendment’s guarantee of birthright citizenship.

  14. Texas Standard

    Trump signs new orders targeting birthright citizenship, weeks after Supreme Court ruling (opens Texas Standard)

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    President Trump is once again attempting to put restrictions on who is automatically guaranteed citizenship after being born in the U.S., just weeks after the Supreme Court struck down his...

  15. Kokomo Tribune

    What to know about Trump's new attempt to limit birthright citizenship (opens Kokomo Tribune)

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    The Trump administration has announced renewed efforts to limit birthright citizenship for children born to immigrant parents under specific circumstances and children who are the result of “birth tourism.” A Supreme Court decision in June struck down Trump's attempt at…

  16. The New Republic

    Trump Thinks He Can Defy the Supremes on Birthright Citizenship (opens The New Republic)

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    The White House appears to think that it can ignore a Supreme Court ruling by lying about its previous defeat and trying to achieve the same goal another way. President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Thursday that purported to narrow the scope of birthright citizenship, two months after s…

  17. Charisma Magazine Online

    Trump Takes Bold New Action on Birthright Citizenship (opens Charisma Magazine Online)

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    President Trump signed two executive orders that take aim at birth tourism and birthright citizenship. “We had a very unfortunate decision in the Supreme Court concerning birthright. It was close, but a very, very unfortunate decision.

  18. Watch Dog Report

    Trump Takes a Hatchet to Birthright Citizenship Again (opens Watch Dog Report)

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    Trump’s latest move against birthright citizenship is not a symbolic flourish; it is a direct attempt to translate a contested legal theory into administrative practice, using executive orders to tell the government which U.S.-born children should not receive citizenship documents.

  19. The American Spectator

    Trump Renews Fight Over Birthright Citizenship With New Executive Orders (opens The American Spectator)

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    In a move to protect the integrity of U.S. citizenship, President Trump signed two new executive orders on Thursday, Aug....

  20. The Hill

    What to watch as legal battle over birthright citizenship heats up again (opens The Hill)

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    President Trump’s second attempt to restrict birthright citizenship tees up another legal battle over the meaning of the 14th Amendment. The administration designed Trump’s new orders more narrowly in hopes of withstanding legal scrutiny, but the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Democratic-…

  21. Washington Examiner

    Why Stephen Miller thinks orders limiting birthright citizenship will go differently this time (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Stephen Miller thinks President Donald Trump’s second bid to curb birthright citizenship can survive where the first failed, he said Thursday from the Oval Office alongside the president at an executive order signing.

  22. Al Jazeera

    Trump targets birthright citizenship again (opens Al Jazeera)

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    US President Donald Trump has signed two new executive orders targeting birthright citizenship.

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