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This Week’s Immigration News Highlights

• Trump Moves to End Birthright Citizenship

• National Emergency Declared at the Border

• Schools won’t be Banned from Deportation Raids

A Tumultuous Start

President Donald Trump wasted no time making waves in his second term, signing a flurry of executive orders focused squarely on immigration. The message was loud and clear: a return to the harsh, hardline policies that defined his earlier tenure.

In a sweeping move, Trump rescinded 78 executive orders and memoranda from the Biden administration, targeting policies that broadened pathways for immigrants and refugees. This bold action set the stage for what would follow: a recalibration of U.S. immigration policy with a firm, unapologetic stance.

Two of the 26 executive orders signed on Day One stood out as game-changers. The first, Executive Order 14156, titled "Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship," aimed to end birthright citizenship for children born to non-citizen parents. Under this order, children born to parents who are neither U.S. citizens nor lawful permanent residents would no longer be granted automatic citizenship. This is an unprecedented reinterpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment that has already ignited fierce legal battles and will undoubtedly lead to a Supreme Court hearing.

The second, declaring a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border, brought immediate action. Up to 1,500 military personnel were deployed to the southern border, and the controversial "Remain in Mexico" policy was reinstated, forcing asylum seekers to wait in Mexico as their U.S. cases were processed. This move struck a familiar chord with those who remember the chaos of 2019 at the Tijuana-San Ysidro border (but I’ll save my story there in the frontlines for another article).

These two orders alone signal a seismic shift in U.S. immigration policy, with real families and lives in balance. Over the next four years, I’ll bring you first-hand insights into how these policies unfold. Stay tuned.

What You Need to Know About Birthright Citizenship “Ending”

Executive Order 14156, Trump's initiative to end Birthright Citizenship, is a radical legal precedent. Since the adoption of the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, on July 9th, 1868, Birthright Citizenship has been the law of the land.

In one signature, we now face a constitutional crisis.

Thanks to the checks and balances of our government, there will surely be legal battles and at least a Supreme Court hearing to decide the final fate of Birthright Citizenship. Until then, here are some quick facts and updates on the issue:

• Executive Order 14156 is effective 30 days after the signing of the order, on February 19, 2025.

• The order is not retroactive, meaning U.S. citizenship is retained for children of undocumented immigrants prior to February 19, 2025,

• Trump’s Executive order was immediately challenged in court with the New Hampshire Indonesian Community Support v. Donald J. Trump, among many other lawsuits that will certainly follow.

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