President Donald Trump has halted and signed an executive order that limits the definition of birthright citizenship under the 14th Amendment.
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order aimed at denying birthright citizenship to children of undocumented immigrants born on U.S. soil. This measure seeks to change the current interpretation of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, which establishes that any person born in the United States is automatically a citizen, regardless of their parents’ immigration status.
The order will only apply to future births and will also affect those born to parents with temporary visas.
The executive order will only apply to future births and faces significant legal challenges, as many experts consider it unconstitutional. Birthright citizenship has been a guaranteed right for over a century, and its elimination would require a constitutional amendment—a complex process involving a two-thirds vote in both chambers of Congress and ratification by three-fourths of the states.
The measure has been criticized by the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, which calls it “futile,” “unconstitutional,” and “un-American,” warning of the risk of creating an “underclass” of people. Additionally, organizations like the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) have already filed lawsuits against this executive order, arguing that it will stigmatize affected children and call into question the citizenship of many others.
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