Signal Trump Signs Narrowed Executive Orders Targeting Birthright Citizenship and Birth Tourism

Summary

President Trump signed two new executive orders on Thursday, August 6, 2026 aiming to restrict birthright citizenship and curb 'birth tourism,' a revised push on immigration policy following the Supreme Court's June ruling that struck down his broader January 2025 executive order, CNN reported. One order targets 'alien enemies,' members of foreign terrorist organizations, and people acting on behalf of foreign governments, making children born to people in those categories ineligible for birthright citizenship. The second order focuses on birth tourism, though existing US law already bans obtaining a visa for the primary purpose of giving birth in the US to secure citizenship for a child. Trump called the Supreme Court's 6-3 ruling 'unfortunate' while asserting his administration was pursuing a narrower legal approach. The White House also signed a separate executive order the same day imposing a 15% tariff on polysilicon products, the raw material used in solar panels, to protect US semiconductor and solar manufacturing from overseas dumping.