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US America Big Citizenship Shock! Trump Strikes Back With New Orders After Supreme Court Setback to Ban 'Birth Tourism' and Limit American Citizenship!

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In a massive move that has stunned families hoping for US citizenship, President Donald Trump has signed two new executive orders targeting automatic birthright citizenship right after his broader plan was rejected by the US Supreme Court. The Supreme Court had earlier upheld the 14th Amendment, ruling that the US Constitution guarantees automatic citizenship to almost every baby born on American soil, regardless of their parents' legal status. Refusing to step back, President Trump openly called the court decision "very unfortunate" and immediately introduced these adjusted rules to plug what he considers illegal shortcuts used by foreign nationals.

The fresh executive orders specifically target what the White House calls the commercial "birth tourism" industry, where foreign parents travel to the US on tourist visas simply to give birth and secure automatic US passports for their newborns. Under the updated directives highlighted in the official White House Fact Sheet, federal border and visa authorities will strictly deny visas, entry, and citizenship documents to individuals involved in paid birth-tourism schemes or fraudulent visa declarations. Additionally, as detailed by The Washington Examiner, the administration is attempting to deny automatic citizenship to children born to parents linked to foreign terrorist groups, foreign government lobbyists, and certain foreign government employees.

However, legal experts and civil rights groups are already preparing fresh lawsuits, pointing out that executive orders cannot overrule constitutional guarantees granted under the US Constitution. As noted by Fragomen Legal Insights, these updated orders are bound to face immediate challenges in federal courts, creating major uncertainty for international travelers, visa applicants, and foreign families planning to visit or work in the United States.

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