Donald Trump · Republican · Executive Order
Ending Birthright Citizenship (EO 14160)
Jan 20, 2025
Donald TrumpImmigrationExecutive OrderEO 14160Second term (2025–)
📜 View the official record — Executive Order 14160 on federalregister.gov
What happened
Directed federal agencies to stop recognizing automatic citizenship for U.S.-born children of undocumented or temporary-status parents — a reinterpretation of the 14th Amendment.
How it happened
Signed on Inauguration Day; immediately challenged in multiple federal courts.
Documented impact
Negative impactsubstantiated
Blocked by courts as likely unconstitutional.
Multiple federal judges issued injunctions; the order conflicts with the long-standing reading of the 14th Amendment and United States v. Wong Kim Ark (1898).
Positive impactcontested
Supporters argue it deters 'birth tourism' and illegal immigration.
Backers contend the 14th Amendment was never meant to cover children of unlawful entrants — a minority legal view.
Public opinion
📊 Public opinion
Ending birthright citizenship
Support ending it32%
Oppose ending it64%
Wording matters: Pew found opinion splits ~50–50 when the question specifies children of parents in the U.S. illegally.
Sources
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