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politics13 days ago•13 min saved

Kavanaugh’s Ruling Opens Door for Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Push

Slate argues that Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s stance on birthright citizenship helped set up President Trump’s latest bid to redefine who is a citizen, as Trump issues two executive orders expanding exceptions and targeting birth tourism, despite the Constitution guaranteeing birthright citizenship; the piece contends the court’s conservative tilt and a narrow Barbara ruling leave room for further challenges to the 14th Amendment’s protections.

via Slate Magazine|

#birthright-citizenship #brett-kavanaugh #donald-trump

policy14 days ago•32 min saved

Trump Tests Birthright Citizenship Boundaries With Narrower Order

President Donald Trump issued a narrower executive order aimed at stripping citizenship from some Americans born in the United States, in a bid to test where the Supreme Court will draw the line on birthright citizenship. Vox’s explainer situates the move against long-standing precedent from Wong Kim Ark and the Barbara v. Barbara decision, arguing that most provisions—such as denaturalizing children of diplomats or so-called birth tourists—are unconstitutional, with outcomes depending on five Supreme Court votes and potential future vacancies.

via vox.com|

#birthright-citizenship #donald-trump #immigration

politics17 days ago•7 min saved

Conservatives push long-term bid to redefine birthright citizenship after Supreme Court setback

Conservatives are turning the Supreme Court’s narrowed ruling on birthright citizenship into a multi-decade campaign, with White House orders narrowing who qualifies, efforts to pursue legislation and court-driven strategies, and scholars cautioning the fight could echo abortion-rights battles as they target birth tourism and citizenship eligibility.

via Politico|

#birth-tourism #birthright-citizenship #conservatives

world17 days ago•11 min saved

Birthright Citizenship Under Fire: Trump Signs Orders to Curb Birth Tourism

President Trump issued two executive orders to restrict birthright citizenship for certain non-citizen parents and to tighten enforcement on foreign birth-tourism practices. The steps expand exclusions from jus soli, and officials argue the policy targets deceptive birth-tourism schemes. CDC data show about 9,500 births to foreign-born mothers in 2024 (roughly 0.25% of US births), while MPI estimates birth-tourism births at about 20,000–26,000 annually; the Supreme Court previously rejected a reading that birthright citizenship is unconstitutional, leaving the 14th Amendment intact.

via BBC|

#14th-amendment #birth-tourism #birthright-citizenship

politics18 days ago•6 min saved

Trump signs two orders to narrow birthright citizenship after Supreme Court setback

President Trump signed two executive orders aimed at narrowing birthright citizenship after the Supreme Court rejected his bid to end it outright. One order tightens scrutiny of birth tourism and surrogacy to deter foreign birthright claims, directing DHS and the State Department to deny visas and related benefits. The other narrows which children born in the U.S. qualify for citizenship, listing categories where birthright status would not apply. Legal challenges are expected, with critics arguing the moves bypass the Constitution and Supreme Court precedent, while supporters say they close loopholes and protect the 14th Amendment.

via Los Angeles Times|

#birth-tourism #birthright-citizenship #executive-orders

politics18 days ago•5 min saved

Trump Expands Birthright Citizenship Fight With New Orders After Court Ruling

Following the Supreme Court's decision upholding birthright citizenship, Trump signed two executive orders to narrow who is automatically a citizen—excluding some 'alien enemies' and those born after visa fraud—but constitutional scholars say he has no unilateral authority to do so, and the measures are likely to face lawsuits and impact far fewer people than prior attempts.

via The Washington Post|

#birthright-citizenship #executive-orders #immigration

us-politics18 days ago•9 min saved

Trump pushes to narrow birthright citizenship with new executive orders

Trump signs two executive orders aimed at narrowing birthright citizenship—expanding prohibitions for babies born to non-citizen parents and banning birth tourism—despite a Supreme Court ruling earlier this year that birthright citizenship cannot be ended. The administration argues the moves fall under presidential authority in the Immigration and Nationality Act, while experts warn some provisions may face constitutional scrutiny; birth tourism is estimated to involve tens of thousands of births annually, though the overall impact remains debated.

via BBC|

#birth-tourism #birthright-citizenship #executive-orders

politics18 days ago•35 min saved

Trump Expands Birthright Citizenship With Fresh Executive Orders

A fast-moving day of updates centers on the Trump administration's push to redefine birthright citizenship via executive orders, while a slew of other Washington developments unfold—from a vandalism case involving the Reflecting Pool being dismissed, to lawsuits over presidential tax protections, fights over farm bill and hemp provisions in funding legislation, offshore wind leases being canceled in favor of gas investments, and Mitch McConnell's discharge from rehab—highlighting a chaotic, policy-dense news cycle in Washington.

via The New York Times|

#birthright-citizenship #executive-orders #policy-shift

politics18 days ago•11 min saved

Recasting Citizenship: Jackson’s Barbara Opinion Under Critical Scrutiny

An analysis arguing that Justice Jackson’s Barbara concurrence relies on fashionable, universalist language like the 'Second Founding' and 'anticaste' framing rather than solid original-public-meaning history, and that her portrayal of Reconstruction-era citizenship oversimplifies a messier historical record; it notes Thomas’s dissent and the broader debate among originalists, warning that such rhetoric risks turning interpretive frames into law.

via Law & Liberty|

#birthright-citizenship #fourteenth-amendment #justice-clarence-thomas

politics-and-policy18 days ago•3 min saved

Trump tightens birthright citizenship rules and targets birth tourism

President Trump signed two executive orders aimed at narrowing birthright citizenship in several scenarios and intensifying the crackdown on birth tourism, including limits on births tied to foreign diplomatic staff, alien-enemy groups, births in U.S. territories (pending congressional action), and births driven by birth-tourism schemes. The administration argues these exceptions are permitted under long-standing interpretations of the 14th Amendment, but the moves are expected to face court challenges; any change to territorial citizenship would require Congress, and critics say enforcement remains the key issue.

via Axios|

#birth-tourism #birthright-citizenship #executive-orders

politics26 days ago•4 min saved

Trump’s birthright rehearing bid fizzles as deadline lapses

President Trump said he would ask the Supreme Court to rehear its birthright citizenship ruling, but the 25-day deadline has passed with no petition on the Court’s docket, leaving the June 30 decision that birthright citizenship is automatic largely intact; rehearings are rare and there has been no public comment from the White House or DOJ.

via Politico|

#14th-amendment #birthright-citizenship #politics

politics27 days ago•1 min saved

Trump misses rehearing bid on birthright citizenship as deadline passes

Trump did not file a petition for Supreme Court rehearing on birthright citizenship before the 25-day deadline, despite his vow; the Court previously ruled the plan to limit birthright citizenship cannot move forward under the 14th Amendment, and rehearing petitions are rarely granted.

via NBC News|

#birthright-citizenship #fourteenth-amendment #politics

law-and-courts1 month ago•5 min saved

Kagan: Supreme Court isn’t Trump’s rubber stamp, cites independent rulings

Justice Elena Kagan rejects the claim that the Supreme Court is a rubber stamp for President Trump, highlighting several recent rulings that thwarted his policies—such as tariffs, a Federal Reserve firing, and immigration-related actions—while acknowledging disappointment with other conservative outcomes and noting improvements in the court’s explanations in emergency decisions.

via Politico|

#birthright-citizenship #donald-trump #elena-kagan

politics1 month ago•5 min saved

GOP bill would jail birth tourists to deter anchor babies after birthright ruling

A new House GOP bill would criminalize traveling to the U.S. to give birth by imposing 10-to-25-year prison terms on noncitizen parents and ordering their deportation, aiming to curb birth tourism even as the Supreme Court upheld birthright citizenship. Rep. Randy Fine argues the move would make such actions extremely unattractive, but critics say it would be punitive and ineffective while doing little to change the citizenship status of the child.

via Fox News|

#birth-tourism #birthright-citizenship #house-gop

politics1 month ago•6 min saved

Moreno resurrects Reid-era birthright plan to pressure Democrats on citizenship

Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, plans to circulate a Reid-era bill that would sharply curb birthright citizenship and overhaul immigration by tightening who qualifies for citizenship, arguing it exposes today’s Democratic stance and challenges them to vote on it after the Supreme Court ruling; the proposal would modify the language about being “subject to the jurisdiction of” to exclude many children born to non-citizens or those in the country temporarily.

via Fox News|

#bernie-moreno #birthright-citizenship #democrats