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Trumpās birthright citizenship attack the latest effort in obsessive campaign
Published 7 August 2026 Ā· politics
For more than a decade, president has been fixated on trying to undermine a key constitutional right With a pair of executive orders on Thursday
For more than a decade, president has been fixated on trying to undermine a key constitutional right With a pair of executive orders on Thursday, Donald Trump has tried ā once again ā to undermine the guarantee of birthright citizenship, a right enshrined in the US constitution and reaffirmed by the supreme court just five weeks ago. The orders attempt to broaden the categories of children who would be ineligible for automatic US citizenship and ban so-called ābirth tourismā, which the president claimed is practiced by āhundreds of thousandsā of people. Continue reading...
Published: August 7, 2026 ā¢ 7:27 AM IST Ā· Updated: August 7, 2026 ā¢ 8:09 AM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
Key points
For more than a decade, president has been fixated on trying to undermine a key constitutional right With a pair of executive orders on Thursday, Donald Trump has tried ā once again ā to undermine the guarantee of birthright citizenship, a right enshrined in the US constitution and reaffirmed by the supreme court just five weeks ago.
The orders attempt to broaden the categories of children who would be ineligible for automatic US citizenship and ban so-called ābirth tourismā, which the president claimed is practiced by āhundreds of thousandsā of people.
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