President Donald Trump has said he plans to end "birthright citizenship" - which refers to automatic American citizenship granted to anyone born in the US. Birthright citizenship is protected by the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution.

A president cannot amend the Constitution by himself, and a Trump order to end birthright citizenship would doubtless face lawsuits. During his first term, he promised to end birthright citizenship but took little action to do so.

While the president has a broad range of immigration and national security powers, he cannot change US law on his own.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday hoping to end birthright citizenship, one of several executive actions signed in the hours after he was sworn into office.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will issue an order intended to end birthright citizenship for U.S.-born children whose parents lack legal immigration status, an incoming White House official said on Monday.

NEWLY sworn in President Donald Trump plans to end birthright citizenship as part of his solemn vow to tackle the “disastrous invasion” of America. Trump declared the border crisis a

The 14th Amendment allows citizens to "all persons born or naturalized in the US"—why does Trump wants to change it?

"We think we have really good grounds," the president said of the order that is certain to prompt immediate legal challenges.