Trump signs new executive order restricting birthright citizenship, citing Supreme Court ruling

Published Aug 7, 04:42 AM UTC

On August 7, 2026, President Trump signed a new executive order on birthright citizenship, interpreting the Supreme Court's June 2026 ruling in Trump v. Barbara. The order claims the Court held that the Citizenship Clause does not apply to children born to parents for whom an 'extraterritorial fiction' applies. It excludes from birthright citizenship children of alien enemies, those born from birth tourism (deemed fraudulent), and persons born in territories where citizenship is not conferred by statute, such as American Samoa. The author, a legal analyst, critiques Chief Justice Roberts's ambiguous ruling and questions how the Court, particularly Justice Barrett, will respond to this executive action. The order is seen as a direct challenge to the Court's authority, testing the limits of the ruling.