WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump signed two executive orders on Thursday that the White House said expands the definition of people who are ineligible for birthright citizenship and bans “birth tourism.” Limiting birthright citizenship has been one of the top priorities in the Republican president’s crackdown on immigration. An earlier effort by Trump was rejected by the US Supreme Court in June, prompting him to call upon Congress to act.

Additional details weren't provided, but Trump said he thought his latest actions would be constitutional.

President Donald Trump says he is once again trying to limit birthright citizenship in the U.S. He says he's signing two executive actions on immigration.

Trump takes aim at ‘birth tourism’, setting up court battle

One of the orders bans "birth tourism."