After the Supreme Court held that the Constitution grants citizenship to children born here of unlawfully or temporarily present parents, the White House issued two new orders that recast leftover exceptions and move the fight onto visas
On January 20, 2025, President Trump kept a 2023 campaign promise and signed Executive Order 14160, directing agencies not to recognize citizenship for certain U.S.-born children of noncitizens. On June 30, 2026, the Supreme Court affirmed an injunction against that order and held those children are “subject to the jurisdiction” of the United States. On August 6, 2026 — three days after the Court issued its judgment — he signed Executive Orders 14418 and 14419, framed as implementing exceptions the Court left standing and as ending “birth tourism.” The paper trail is complete. Whether the follow-on orders are a lawful remainder or a workaround is the open test.