President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday evening directing U.S. government agencies to stop issuing citizenship documentation to babies born in the United States to parents without legal status.
This order was one of several immigration-related actions taken by Trump shortly after his inauguration.
The executive order seeks to reinterpret the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which guarantees citizenship to anyone born on U.S. soil. Legal experts argue that the move is unconstitutional and will face immediate challenges in the courts. The birthright citizenship order is part of a broader series of immigration directives aimed at reversing policies implemented by the Biden administration and utilizing presidential powers to enforce a more stringent approach to immigration enforcement.
In his inaugural speech, Trump also announced plans to invoke the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, a wartime law, to deploy “the full and immense power of federal and state law enforcement” to eliminate foreign gangs and criminals from the United States.
