Trump signed two birth-tourism orders Aug 6. Will either appear in the Federal Register before Aug 14?
100% of users predicted NO — the community missed this one. 1 predictions cast.
On Aug. 6, 2026, President Donald Trump signed two executive orders on U.S. citizenship policy: "Continuing to Protect the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship" and "Ending Birth Tourism." Both were published in the Federal Register on Aug. 11, 2026, three days ahead of the question's Aug. 14 deadline. The first order narrows recognized exceptions to birthright citizenship, covering children of foreign-government employees, alleged members of designated terrorist organizations, and children born through birth tourism or surrogacy arrangements; the second directs the State Department and Department of Homeland Security to deny or revoke nonimmigrant visas when officials believe a traveler's purpose is to give birth on U.S. soil. The orders came about seven weeks after the Supreme Court, in June 2026, rejected an earlier Trump attempt to narrow birthright citizenship and upheld a broad reading of the 14th Amendment, prompting the administration to recraft its approach around narrower carve-outs rather than a blanket restriction. The ACLU and other advocacy groups sued on Aug. 11 seeking to block enforcement. The community's forecast (0% yes) did not anticipate the orders reaching the Federal Register before Aug. 14; publication occurred well within the window.