Archive · 22 Aug 2025
US Authorities Prepare for Trump Birthright Citizenship Order
The government is working on a plan about who is a US citizen.
A previous order said some children born in the US to non-citizen parents may not automatically be citizens.
If a child's mother is in the US illegally or temporarily, and the father is not a US citizen or has a green card, the child might not get citizenship.
Government agencies like USCIS and the Social Security Administration are figuring out how to follow this new rule.
However, a court has blocked the enforcement of this order nationwide.
Trump's Executive Order aims to end birthright citizenship for some children.
The order targets children born in the US to non-citizen fathers and mothers with unlawful or temporary status.
Federal agencies must deny citizenship and not accept documentation from such children.
USCIS and SSA are developing implementation plans for the order.
A court has blocked the enforcement of the executive order nationwide.
- Who
- US authorities, including the Department of State, USCIS, and SSA.
- What
- Implementation plans for an executive order on birthright citizenship are being formulated.
- When
- The executive order was implemented and has been blocked by courts.
- Where
- United States.
- Why
- To change how birthright citizenship is determined based on parental status.
- Executive Order
- 14160
- Target
- Children of mothers unlawfully or temporarily present in the US and fathers who are not US citizens or LPRs.
- Affected Agencies
- Department of State, USCIS, Social Security Administration
- Court Ruling
- Nationwide injunction blocking the enforcement
- Exemptions
- Children of asylees and refugees