“The removal of birthright citizenship only applies to the children of those that are here ILLEGALLY.”
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In a Threads post. Claim dated 21 Jan 2025.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
President Donald Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship for people born in the U.S. isn’t limited to children of people in the country illegally, according to the text of the order and immigration experts who read it.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 21 January 2025. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 24 January 2025, 3 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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