"They've taken birthright citizenship and they've made a joke out of it," Trump told journalists in the Oval Office.
The U.S. Supreme Court struck down his previous effort to restrict the constitutionally granted right in a late June ruling that Trump described as "very unfortunate."
"We're making adjustments because it's very unfair," he said.
Donald Trump at the White House on Aug. 6, 2026. Photo by AFP
Stephen Miller, one of Trump's closest advisors, said the order also aims to deny birthright citizenship to others, including children of members of "foreign terrorist organizations" as well as "large categories of people who lobby and act on behalf of foreign governments."
