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Trump Ends Birthright Citizenship, Faces Supreme Court, Visa Scam Busted

6/11/2026

Summary

Story summary

President Donald Trump signed an executive order ending birthright citizenship in January 2025, now awaiting a Supreme Court decision.
The State Department dismantled a West African network that forged visas for over 100 foreign nationals.
European investigators linked more than 400 birth-tourism cases to at least six companies that arranged U.S. housing.
President Donald Trump attended Supreme Court oral arguments, becoming the first president to do so.

History

Historical Context

In 1898 the Supreme Court in United States v. Wong Kim Ark affirmed that anyone born on U.S. soil and “subject to the jurisdiction” of the United States is a citizen under the Fourteenth Amendment. The ruling has anchored birthright citizenship for generations, a principle now contested by President Donald Trump’s 2025 executive order that would deny citizenship to children of non-citizen parents.

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Story summary

President Donald Trump signed an executive order ending birthright citizenship in January 2025, now awaiting a Supreme Court decision.
The State Department dismantled a West African network that forged visas for over 100 foreign nationals.
European investigators linked more than 400 birth-tourism cases to at least six companies that arranged U.S. housing.
President Donald Trump attended Supreme Court oral arguments, becoming the first president to do so.

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