# Ending Birthright Citizenship

> Directed federal agencies to stop recognizing automatic citizenship for U.S.-born children of undocumented or temporary-status parents.

Donald Trump · Immigration · Executive Order · EO 14160 · Jan 20, 2025
Official record: https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2025-02158

## 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 / substantiated] 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 / contested] 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

Ending birthright citizenship

Support ending it: 32% · Oppose ending it: 64%

Wording matters: Pew found opinion splits ~50–50 when the question specifies children of parents in the U.S. illegally.

Source: Reuters/Ipsos, Apr 2026

## Sources

- [Federal Register: EO 14160](https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2025-02158)

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