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Trump urges Congress to restrict birthright citizenship and birth tourism
Donald Trump has called on Congress to act after a previous attempt to roll back birthright citizenship was rejected by the US Supreme Court.
United States President Donald Trump has initiated a renewed push to restrict birthright citizenship and ban what his administration describes as birth tourism.
According to wire reports, the move follows a significant legal setback in June, when the United States Supreme Court rejected an earlier attempt by the administration to unilaterally roll back birthright citizenship. Following that judicial defeat, Mr Trump has shifted his strategy, calling on the US Congress to take legislative action on the issue.
The restriction of birthright citizenship has remained one of the top priorities for the Trump administration. The practice, which automatically grants citizenship to children born on US soil, has been a frequent target of conservative policymakers who argue that the policy is being exploited by foreign nationals.
The administration's focus on ending birth tourism aims to stop foreign visitors from travelling to the United States temporarily with the primary goal of securing citizenship for their children.
The details of the legislative package that Mr Trump hopes to secure from Congress have not yet been fully detailed. It remains to be seen how lawmakers will respond to the president's appeal, especially given the historical and constitutional complexities surrounding the issue in the United States.
The Supreme Court's decision in June highlighted the limits of executive power in changing long-established citizenship rules, making congressional intervention the administration's primary path forward.
Observers will now be watching to see whether congressional leaders will introduce legislation to address the administration's demands in the coming months.
This report draws on original reporting by Wire report.
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