Birthright Citizenship · Full chronicle and history

Trump signs executive order restricting birthright citizenship and cracking down on "birth tourism".

Trump signed two executive orders requiring restrictions on certain children born in the United States obtaining citizenship, and allowing the refusal or revocation of visas related to reproductive tourism and permanent entry bans.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that, except for a very few exceptions, anyone born in the United States is a citizen, upholding the interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution.

After the Supreme Court upheld the interpretation of birthright citizenship, U.S. President Trump posted a message congratulating Chinese President Xi Jinping on his victory on this issue.

The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned an executive order by Trump aimed at ending the practice of automatic citizenship for some babies born in the United States.

The US Supreme Court has ruled that Trump's previous attempt to cancel part of the birthright citizenship executive order cannot continue to be enforced.

A Department of Justice memorandum directs federal prosecutors to work with the Department of Homeland Security to prioritize the investigation and prosecution of cases involving individuals suspected of obtaining citizenship through birth tourism.

Chinese-American cook Wong Kim Ark was denied entry by U.S. customs because his parents were Chinese; the case went all the way to the Supreme Court, where he won, establishing birthright citizenship under the Constitution, and this precedent was cited many times in later years.