Day: August 7, 2026

Birthright Citizenship

U.S. Government Issues New Executive Orders on Birthright Citizenship

The United States government signed two executive orders on August 6, 2026. The executive orders deal with birthright citizenship and birth tourism respectively. The move comes weeks after the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) struck down a previous presidential order limiting birthright citizenship in Trump v. Barbara. The

Uptake of ICE Arrests at U.S. Airports

The New York Times reported twenty-five arrests by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at more than a dozen U.S. airports. This is part of new ICE strategy targeting foreign nationals with expired visas at airports specifically. Initially, ICE operations at airports targeted individuals with court-approved removal orders. This new plan