Trump Tries to Limit Birthright Citizenship, Hormuz Deal, Iran War Fallout

The Supreme Court struck down the last attempt by the president to limit birthright citizenship. Now President Trump is trying again. This time with two executive orders that are narrower in scope. Will they be challenged in court? I'm Layla Fawdill, that's a Martinez, and this is Up First from NPR News. Iran has released details of an agreement it is finalizing with Oman to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The critical waterway wouldn't be open to American and Israeli ships, and the ships allowed through would be charged a fee. Why does that keep happening? Stay with us. We've got the news you need to start your day. President Trump is once again trying to put restrictions on who is automatically guaranteed citizenship after being born in the US. Less than two months ago, the Supreme Court rejected Trump's previous attempt. It ruled the Constitution guarantees, it reaffirmed this, actually, the Constitution guarantees automatic birthright citizenship to virtually all children born in the US, Trump's focus now is more narrow than last time.

MPR's Juliana Kim is covering the two executive orders President Trump signed on Thursday. Juliana, what did they say? The first order looks to restrict who's eligible for birthright citizenship. That includes babies born to members of foreign terrorist groups or employees of foreign governments, such as embassy or consulate staff who are foreign nationals. The second order says the administration will work to deny visas to people who it thinks are coming to the US to engage in birth tourism. This is an issue that Trump has raised for years. The term refers to when pregnant foreigners visit the US in order to give birth so that their newborn can obtain American citizenship. Senior White House adviser Steven Miller was at the Oval Office when the executive orders were announced, and he called the crackdown on birth tourism as one of the most important actions that Trump has taken when it comes to immigration.

Биканс вот бинавст, мост Грегош обузен. of the American system and it keeps American citizenship sacred. Juliana, you've reported on birth tourism. Uh tell us though how big of an issue is this? You know, over the years there have been some crackdowns on Covert lucrative businesses kind of coaching travelers on how to conceal their pregnancies from immigration authorities. But you know, set these scandals aside, the actual scale of birth tourism is unclear.

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