Public Trust Tracker

PRM-031 · Promise · Immigration & border

End birthright citizenship

Broken Blocked

Promised as a candidate on May 2023. Last checked 18 Oct 2026.

“As part of my plan to secure the border on day one of my new term in office, I will sign an executive order 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 U.S. citizenship. It’s things like this that bring millions of people to our country.”

Donald Trump, May 2023, Campaign video

What happened

The executive order of Jan 20, 2025 was struck down by the Supreme Court in June 2026.

Sources

  1. Original statement
  2. PolitiFact promise page

Cite this promise

Public Trust Tracker. "End birthright citizenship" (PRM-031). Last checked 18 Oct 2026. https://publictrusttracker.org/promise/prm-031-end-birthright-citizenship/

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