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Trump tries birthright citizenship again, because apparently losing once was not enough

The White House rolled out a narrower executive action aimed at limiting automatic citizenship for some U.S.-born children, reviving a fight the Supreme Court already swatted down in June. The move is unlikely to survive unchallenged and sets up another round of litigation over whether the administration is trying to do by subsection what it could not do by slogan.

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First recorded Aug 6, 2026·Meaningfully updated Aug 6, 2026

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Trump tries birthright citizenship again, because apparently losing once was not enough

The White House rolled out a narrower executive action aimed at limiting automatic citizenship for some U.S.-born children, reviving a fight the Supreme Court already swatted down in June. The move is unlikely to survive unchallenged and sets up another round of litigation over whether the administration is trying to do by subsection what it could not do by slogan.

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