Judge Lets Revised Order Stand for Now
A federal judge on Friday declined to immediately block President Trump’s revised executive order targeting birth tourism, the practice of foreign nationals traveling to the United States for the purpose of giving birth on American soil. U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman in Greenbelt, Maryland, a Biden appointee, rejected a request for a temporary restraining order from immigrant rights advocates. Those same advocates had previously secured a ruling from her blocking the Trump administration from enforcing its initial 2025 executive order curtailing birthright citizenship. So yes, even in Maryland, the administration got a bit of breathing room, which is not exactly the usual script in these legal fights.
Trump Adjusts After Supreme Court Setback
President Trump signed two executive orders earlier this month dealing with birthright citizenship and birth tourism after the Supreme Court ruled against his administration’s prior executive order ending birthright citizenship. During the Oval Office signing, Trump called the Supreme Court decision “very, very unfortunate” and said, “So we’re making adjustments because it’s very unfair.” He argued the original post-Civil War purpose was tied to the babies of slaves, not modern businesses built around foreign nationals coming to America to secure citizenship for their children. Trump said wealthy people were building businesses around birthright citizenship, adding, “That’s not the way it was supposed to work. It’s a disgrace.”
The Order Targets a Growing Immigration Workaround
The revised executive order states that United States citizenship is “among the greatest inheritances the Nation can bestow” and says citizenship should not be treated as a commodity obtained through exploitation of immigration laws. The order says birth tourism operators use deceptive advertisements and inducements to bring foreign nationals into the United States for the purpose of giving birth, promising citizenship, access to public benefits, and short-term stays in specialized facilities, hotels, or rentals. It also says these operators coach clients to misrepresent the purpose and duration of their travel to consular and border officials. In plain English, the administration is saying the visa system was not designed as a luxury maternity package with a passport prize at checkout.
Legal Fight Is Far From Over
According to the report, Judge Boardman declined to issue the immediate block but sharply questioned the viability of the new order after the Supreme Court rejected Trump’s earlier effort. The executive order argues that birth tourism undermines the integrity of the immigration system, diverts limited consular and enforcement resources away from legitimate visa applicants, erodes public confidence in immigration enforcement, and impairs the executive branch’s ability to protect national security. For conservatives who have long argued that immigration laws should mean what they say, this case is another front in the same fight: whether America controls its borders and citizenship rules, or whether clever operators get to turn loopholes into business models.
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