US President Donald Trump signed two new executive orders on Thursday seeking to restrict birthright citizenship, just weeks after the Supreme Court struck down his original attempt in a six-to-three ruling.
The White House says the two orders tackle different aspects of the issue — and Jagruti Dave in Washington says the first targets people travelling to the United States specifically to give birth on American soil.
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Jagruti Dave in Washington says the president's original executive order was a far broader attempt to deny citizenship to the children of certain migrants, and that he has now reframed the new orders as adjustments following the court's ruling.
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Jagruti Dave in Washington says the president maintains he still has the authority to act on birthright citizenship through executive orders, despite the Supreme Court's ruling against him.
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