Va., introduced new legislation on Thursday aimed at altering how birthright citizenship is applied in the United States. The bill, titled the Birthright Citizenship Clarification Act, seeks to turn the core policy of President Donald Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship into federal statute.

Freshman House Rep. John McGuire III (R-Va.) on Thursday introduced the Birthright Citizenship Clarification Act to codify President Trump’s executive order seeking to limit birthright citizenship by striking down the jus soli or “right of the soil” legal principle that grants citizenship to anyone born within a nation’s territory.

The ruling, based on an agreement the Trump administration signed with Florida last year, contradicted an earlier order by a judge in Washington that required the access be suspended.

House Speaker Mike Johnson and other congressional Republicans are taking aim at birthright citizenship. Many barriers stand in their way.

President Trump’s push to pass a new law to restrict birthright citizenship is creating new headaches for Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), who must navigate GOP divisions over the issue.

Birth tourism is at the center of the national immigration debate as the Trump administration ramps up enforcement and Republicans renew calls for change.

An U.S. veteran describes his citizenship process ahead of the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence. Yet, fear may be keeping others from applying.

While more than 30 countries have birthright citizenship policies that effectively mirror that of the United States, most nations do not grant citizenship on that standard. Here are the 10 most populous countries without birthright citizenship.