U.S. President Donald Trump on the 6th signed an executive order to deny U.S. citizenship to babies born through so-called "birth tourism."
Signing the related order in the Oval Office that afternoon, President Trump said, "We received a very unfortunate Supreme Court ruling on birthright citizenship. So we are fixing it."
Earlier this year, President Trump signed an executive order limiting birthright citizenship, but on Jun. 30 the U.S. Supreme Court reaffirmed that, under the 14th Amendment, babies born in the United States are in principle granted citizenship, putting the brakes on the measure.
According to the U.S. online outlet Axios, the order applies to children born to women who entered the United States by misrepresenting their purpose of entry for birth tourism. It also covers U.S.-born children of individuals tied to organizations designated as terrorist groups by the federal government or to hostile nations, as well as children of diplomats representing foreign governments.
The State Department and the Department of Homeland Security can deny visas and travel authorizations for birth tourism and block entry under the order. They can also cancel visas of foreign nationals who have already entered or attempted to enter and impose permanent entry bans.
Stephen Miller, the White House deputy chief of staff who designed the Trump administration's anti-immigration policies, said of the order, "In terms of importance, this ranks in the top three of what the president has done," adding it is "because it ends one of the most consequential and vicious abuses of the American system."