The Trump administration is turning to fraud prosecutions, visa screening, and border enforcement after the Supreme Court blocked its attempt to narrow birthright citizenship by executive order.
The court ruled on June 30 in Trump v. Barbara that children born in the United States to parents who are unlawfully or temporarily present are citizens at birth under the 14th Amendment.
That leaves the administration with a narrower path: it cannot deny citizenship to children born on U.S. soil under Trump’s order, but it can target people and businesses accused of lying to obtain visas, coaching clients to mislead border officers, moving money through illegal channels, or using false identities….
DOJ Shifts to Birth-Tourism Fraud Cases After Supreme Court Upholds Citizenship
