Ledger · 2024 campaign · № 174
Ending birthright citizenship by executive order 'on day one'
Broken“I will sign an executive order on day one of my new term in office making clear to federal agencies that under the correct interpretation of the law, going forward, the future children of illegal aliens will not receive automatic US citizenship.”
- Promised
- , Campaign policy video released by the Trump campaign
- Stated deadline
- “on day one” → May 31, 2023
- Overdue by
- 3 years, 3 months as of September 22, 2026
- Re-promised
- 4 times with a fresh deadline
- Topic
- Immigration
- Era
- 2024 campaign
What happened
Trump did sign the order on January 20, 2025, but a federal judge blocked it three days later on January 23, 2025, calling it 'blatantly unconstitutional.' The policy remained enjoined through subsequent litigation and no child was denied citizenship under it.
Sources
- Did Donald Trump make these 27 campaign promises? Fact-checking this viral list
- Tracking Donald Trump's campaign promises: week 1 of the second term
- Agenda47: Day One Executive Order Ending Citizenship for Children of Illegals and Outlawing Birth Tourism
- Trump signs new orders targeting birthright citizenship, weeks after Supreme Court ruling