Map of Countries Impacted Most by Trump Birthright Citizen Surrogacy Order

^{“Donald Trump” by Gage Skidmore  is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0}

President Donald Trump's latest effort to limit birthright citizenship could have consequences for the international surrogacy industry, potentially affecting thousands of intended parents from overseas who travel to the United States to have children through surrogacy arrangements.

The administration's August 6 executive order, titled "Continuing to Protect the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship," seeks to deny federal recognition of citizenship in certain circumstances involving foreign nationals. Among the categories listed are children born through commercial surrogacy arrangements when neither parent is a U.S. citizen. An estimated 30 percent of surrogacy births in the United States involve parents who live abroad.

Trump's order comes just weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court's June ruling in Trump v. Barbara, which struck down the administration's broader attempt to restrict birthright citizenship. The order is already being challenged in court and it's possible that the court strikes down his new executive order as well.

What Does Trump's Birthright Citizenship Executive Order Mean for Surrogacy?

The White House order directs federal...