Trump signs executive orders targeting birthright citizenship

US President Donald Trump signed executive orders targeting birthright citizenship, expanding definitions of ineligibility and banning "birth tourism", despite a previous Supreme Court rejection.

Trump signs executive orders targeting birthright citizenship
Donald Trump
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​U.S. ‌President Donald ​Trump signed executive ‌orders on Thursday targeting birthright citizenship, a ‌month after the ‌U.S. Supreme Court rejected the Republican ⁠president's ​bid ⁠to restrict the ⁠practice.

The orders expand ​the definitions of ⁠people who are ineligible ⁠for ​birthright citizenship and ban "birth ⁠tourism".

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