President Donald Trump is considering new immigration measures that could bar pregnant foreign women from entering the United States as part of a broader effort to curb what his administration describes as “birth tourism.”
The proposal comes in the wake of a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down Trump’s executive order seeking to end automatic birthright citizenship for children born to certain non-citizen parents.
According to senior White House officials, the administration is now exploring alternative measures to address concerns that some foreign nationals travel to the United States late in pregnancy to give birth so their children can automatically acquire U.S. citizenship.
Speaking on the issue, Stephen Miller, a senior adviser to President Trump, said the administration would take “a hard look” at restricting the entry of pregnant foreign visitors.
“You have to now think very carefully about who you let into your country, even on a temporary basis because of the possibility for birth tourism,” Miller said.
He argued that some visitors enter the country shortly before giving birth, allowing their children to obtain U.S. citizenship and potentially access future benefits associated with that status.
“That people come here just to have babies on American soil, and that baby gets to be a citizen for life,” he added.
The White House has also indicated that the administration remains committed to limiting what it views as abuse of birthright citizenship.
White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson said President Trump remains “totally committed to protecting the value of natural-born American citizenship” and has directed Congress to pursue legislative action on the issue.
She added that the Department of Justice would prioritize investigations into alleged birth tourism schemes while exploring additional legal tools available to the administration.
The issue gained renewed attention after the Supreme Court ruled that Trump’s executive order denying automatic citizenship to children born in the United States to parents who are in the country illegally or temporarily was unconstitutional.
In a 6–3 decision, the court held that the order violated the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which guarantees citizenship to individuals born on American soil.
Despite the setback, administration officials say they are considering other policy options that do not directly challenge the constitutional provision.
The head of the Department of Homeland Security, Markwayne Mullin, also suggested that tighter visa rules for pregnant visitors are under review.
According to him, authorities are concerned that some individuals use tourist visas primarily to give birth in the United States before returning to their home countries.