Blanche Says DOJ Is Using Fraud Laws To Combat Birth Tourism

What happened: Attorney General Todd Blanche said the DOJ is working with federal immigration agencies to combat birth tourism using existing fraud laws, after the Supreme Court struck down Trump's birthright citizenship order on June 30. Key numbers: Supreme Court ruling June 30; Trump signed two executive Why it matters: Blanche said the ruling left room to act and that difficult cases will not slow prosecutors, who were told to prioritize birth tourism investigations. A judge called the 2026 order almost certainly unconstitutional, and the DOJ has asked to dissolve that injunction.

Attorney General Todd Blanche said the DOJ is working with federal immigration agencies to combat birth tourism using existing fraud laws, after the Supreme Court struck down Trump's birthright citizenship order on June 30.

Blanche said the ruling left room to act and that difficult cases will not slow prosecutors, who were told to prioritize birth tourism investigations. A judge called the 2026 order almost certainly unconstitutional, and the DOJ has asked to dissolve that injunction.