Shane Vander Hart

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A Narrow Lane on Birth Tourism

The Trump administration may have room to restrict entry, but not to deny citizenship after birth.

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Shane Vander Hart
Aug 07, 2026
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President Trump’s new executive order on birth tourism is not the same order the Supreme Court just rejected.

The earlier order tried to deny birthright citizenship to certain children born in the United States if their parents were unlawfully or temporarily present. The Supreme Court said no. A five-justice majority …

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