Posted on 08/06/2026 2:11:01 PM PDT by Libloather
President Trump issued an order Thursday to crack down on “birth tourism” after he was defeated at the Supreme Court earlier this summer on the birthright citizenship issue.
Trump said the executive order would stop wealthy people from “buying their way” into citizenship with pregnant women traveling to the US birth an American baby.
“They’ve taken birthright citizenship and they’ve made a joke out of it,” he said during a signing ceremony in the Oval Office.
The order bars citizenship for children born to mothers who enter the United States for the sole purpose of having a child on American soil.
“Birth tourism is by definition a fraud on the American system, on the American taxpayer,” Stephen Miller, who is Trump’s top immigration adviser, said at the ceremony.
Miller has been the point person on this order, which also outlaws citizenship for children born to foreign diplomatic staff working in the US on behalf of another country and to children born to parents who are classified as alien enemies.
It will also bar citizenship for those born in US territories – such as Puerto Rico – but only if Congress passes a law to make that so. Legislation has been introduced but is not expected to pass.
It’s unclear how the order will be enforced on pregnant women and how the government will determine which pregnant women are coming just as tourists and those coming with the intention of giving birth on American soil.
Staff secretary Will Scharf charged that “criminal rings are setting up a system whereby tens, hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands of people can come to this country in an organized fashion and give birth here purely for the sake of obtaining birthright citizenship.”
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Exactly.
“Trump signs new executive order to ban ‘birth tourism’ after birthright citizenship defeat at Supreme Court”
Biden judge strikes down Trump’s executive order.
You need to study up on the the realities of nationwide injunctions these district courts creatures can unleash upon the entire country. This causes lucratives appeals in the legal realm which is the con in all od this against ‘The People’. Even the attorneys that disagree with their opinions over these types of injunctions thank them for the income their rulings bring. Congress screwed up creating these district and appealed courts centuries ago. Should of just left it to Article III and laugh at the workload SCOTUS would get.
Sorry about the grammar. Phone poster here.
sole purpose? so, if they come to shop, or stay at a resort for a weekend, then happen to give birth, does that mean their purpose coming was not solely to give birth?
I agree, I previously suggested all foreigners coming in should be Xray-ed when coming through any port of entry.
Xray should show pregnancy. If a person declines X-ray they should not be allowed in.
If X-ray shows pregnancy they should not be allowed in.
Can state the US doesn’t want liability of foreign pregnant woman in our country, just incase a medical situation arises, she should be nearer her own doctor.
This won’t cover the H1bs, Student visas and many multi year temporary visas where couples enter the US and get citizenship for the children.
The birthright citizenship is a huge mess.
“Pregnant women will just have to hold it.”
Too bad. They can’t keep their legs crossed for the next 2.5 years.
Unfortunately you’re probably right.😖
So this will be good for how many years?
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