President orders agencies to stop recognizing some US‑born people as citizens

What the order does

• Directs federal executive departments and agencies not to issue or accept documents that recognize U.S. citizenship for people born in the United States when neither parent is a U.S. citizen and any listed condition applies.

Who is affected

• People born in the United States whose neither parent is a U.S. citizen and whose parent(s) are in one of these categories:
  • "Alien enemy," which the order links to members of designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations or Specially Designated Global Terrorists;
  • Foreign government employees, including ambassadors, embassy/consulate employees who are nationals of that foreign country, official foreign government employees, or employees of international organizations with immunity;
  • Parents who engaged in a commercial transaction or fraud to obtain birthright citizenship, including paid travel to give birth or paid surrogacy in the U.S.;
  • Persons born in a U.S. territory or territorial waters where federal statute does not confer citizenship.

Key agency actions and deadlines

• The Secretary of State, Attorney General, Secretary of Homeland Security, and Social Security Commissioner must align regulations and policies with the order.
• Heads of all executive departments and agencies must publish public guidance on implementation within 30 days of the order's date (August 6, 2026).

Legal and implementation notes

• The order says it must be implemented consistent with applicable law and available appropriations.
• It states it does not create enforceable rights against the United States.
• Publication costs are assigned to the Department of Justice.

Source and date

• Executive Order 14418, signed August 6, 2026 (text and Federal Register publication).