President Trump signed Executive Order 14419 on August 6, 2026, directing the Secretaries of State and Homeland Security to deny visas, revoke travel authorizations, and bar or remove any foreign national who enters or attempts to enter the United States on a nonimmigrant visa for the purpose of giving birth. The order also targets operators who facilitate such travel. The action follows the Supreme Court's June 30, 2026 ruling in Trump v. Barbara, which held that the Fourteenth Amendment guarantees birthright citizenship to children born in the U.S. regardless of their parents' immigration status, invalidating the administration's earlier executive order attempting to end birthright citizenship broadly. The new order takes a narrower approach, targeting intent at the visa-application stage rather than the constitutional grant of citizenship itself. Experts at the Migration Policy Institute have described birth tourism as a rare practice, and the government keeps no official tally of its prevalence. A key implementation challenge is how consular and border officers will reliably determine a traveler's purpose when intent is not disclosed. Legal challenges to the order were filed shortly after its signing.
- White House — Ending Birth Tourism
- White House Fact Sheet — Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Ends Birth Tourism and Protects the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship
- Migration Policy Institute — Though Rare, Birth Tourism to the United States Sparks Outsized Concern
- Congressional Research Service (Congress.gov) — Trump v. Barbara: Supreme Court Holds Birthright Citizenship Executive Order 14160 Unconstitutional
- FactCheck.org — What Do We Know About 'Birth Tourism'? (April 16, 2026)
- ABC News — Trump signs executive orders that target birthright citizenship (August 6, 2026)
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