US President Donald Trump speaks after signing executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 7, 2026. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP)
By Nkiruka Nnorom
The United States has ordered a major crackdown on birth tourism, with President Donald Trump signing an Executive Order directing federal agencies to deny visas, revoke travel authorizations and deport foreign nationals who enter the country to give birth.
The order, signed on August 6, 2026, described U.S citizenship as “among the greatest inheritances the nation can bestow” and warned that it was being treated “as a commodity to be acquired through calculated exploitation and evasion of the immigration laws.”
According to the White House, the measure was aimed at closing loopholes that have allowed foreign nationals to exploit non-immigrant visas to secure citizenship for children born on American soil.
