On Thursday, August 7th, 2026, former President Donald Trump signed two executive orders aimed at restricting birthright citizenship in the United States. These orders seek to broaden the categories of children ineligible for automatic US citizenship and specifically target so-called "birth tourism," where children are born in the US to non-citizens visiting temporarily.

This marks Trump's second attempt to limit the constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship, following the US Supreme Court's rejection of his initial, more sweeping bid just weeks earlier. The right to automatic citizenship for children born in the US has been guaranteed since the ratification of the 14th Amendment in 1868.

Trump described the Supreme Court's decision as "close, but a very, very unfortunate decision," adding, "So we’re making adjustments because it’s very unfair."

Separately, Trump declined to comment on whether Ohio Republican Max Miller, a former senior adviser to Trump who is seeking reelection amid domestic abuse allegations by his ex-wife, should step aside by tomorrow. Trump refused to say if Miller should resign, leaving the matter unresolved publicly.

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