Continuing To Protect the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship

What it does

• •Directs executive departments to deny or refuse to recognize U.S. citizenship documents for children born in the U.S. to non-citizen parents in four specified categories: those with a parent who is a designated terrorist, a foreign government employee, engaged in commercial transactions to obtain birthright citizenship, or born in U.S. territories where citizenship is not conferred by federal statute.
• •Requires the Secretaries of State and Homeland Security, the Attorney General, and the Commissioner of Social Security to ensure their departments' regulations and policies align with this order.
• •Mandates all executive departments and agencies issue public guidance within 30 days on how they will implement this order.

Why it matters

• •The order references a June 2026 Supreme Court decision (Trump v. Barbara) that narrowed birthright citizenship under the Fourteenth Amendment, and this order operationalizes that ruling by identifying categories of children ineligible for citizenship recognition.
• •The order affects the issuance and recognition of citizenship documents across multiple federal agencies responsible for passports, visas, Social Security, and related immigration matters.

Who is affected

• •Children born in the United States or its territories to at least one non-citizen parent who falls within one of the four specified categories.
• •Executive departments and agencies including the State Department, Homeland Security, Department of Justice, and Social Security Administration.

What happens next

Executive departments and agencies must issue implementation guidance within 30 days, and the order is subject to legal challenges and applicable law.