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White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller holds an executive order on birthright citizenship as President Donald Trump speaks before signing it at the White House on Aug. 6, 2026. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images

After Supreme Court setback, Trump again targets immigration by expanding definition of birthright citizenship

Two new executive orders take aim at aspects of birthright citizenship the high court did not address in its June 2026 ruling.
President Donald Trump shows printed news articles during a meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the White House on May 21, 2025. Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Trump’s white genocide claims about South Africa have deep roots in American history

Trump’s claims of a white genocide happening in South Africa have been debunked by fact-checkers. But this is still the rationale for bringing white South African people to the US as refugees.
President Donald Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship resurrects a dissenting argument in an 1898 case that went before the Supreme Court. iStock/Getty Images Plus

Trump’s bid to end birthright citizenship heads to the Supreme Court

Three federal judges have struck down Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship since he signed it in January 2025. Now, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in the case.

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