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Trump makes another attempt to restrict US birthright citizenship

US President Trump has launched a new initiative to change the existing birthright citizenship in the U.S. following a failed attempt before the Supreme Court.

Trump makes another attempt to restrict US birthright citizenship
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US President Donald Trump has made a new attempt to restrict automatic citizenship for those born in the United States. Despite a previous failed effort, he remains determined to reform this practice.

Trump had previously attempted to abolish the rule that grants automatic American citizenship to anyone born on U.S. soil. This attempt failed in the Supreme Court.

According to reports from Der Tagesspiegel and tagesschau.de, Trump now aims to combat so-called 'birth tourism' with new decrees. These measures could influence the citizenship provisions.

Trump makes another attempt to restrict US birthright citizenship
Photo: Photo by Mr. Kjetil Ree . · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

The president may pursue this move with a political goal to fulfill one of his central campaign promises. The debate over birthright citizenship continues to spark controversies.

During his previous term, Trump had made several unsuccessful attempts to intervene in this practice. The repetition of these efforts highlights that the issue remains significant to his political agenda.

No specific date has yet been announced for the implementation of the new decrees, and the responses from political opponents to this new initiative have not yet been articulated. However, Trump remains firm in his decision to make another attempt.