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Brazilian women are told to STOP traveling to the US just to give birth
The United States Embassy in Brazil is advising women not to travel to the U.S. for the sole purpose of giving birth to acquire citizenship for their babies.
The warning was issued across the embassy's social media platforms on Thursday as the administration of President Donald Trump seeks to ban the right to citizenship for children born to tourists in the country.
'Traveling to the US with the primary purpose of giving birth so that your child can obtain US citizenship is not permitted,' the embassy's message read.
'Consular officials will deny your visa application if there is evidence that this is your intention.'
The embassy warned that women running the risk of being banned from entering the United States.
'We will deny your visa if we believe your primary purpose of travel is to give birth in the United States or to obtain U.S. citizenship for your child,' the embassy said.
While the US is among the 30 countries that grants birthright citizenship, Trump has been dead set on eliminating it.
Trump signed an executive order on the first day of his second term to terminate U.S. citizenship to children born to mothers who are illegally or with temporary visas in the country, and whose fathers are not citizens or residing unlawfully in the country.
However, opponents argued that the president's order was in clear violation of 14th Amendment's Citizenship Clause.
The 14th Amendment was last ratified in 1868 and provides citizenship to any person who is born in the United States, even if their parents are illegally in the country.
At least four district courts - including a Maryland court on August 7 - have ruled that the administration of President Trump does not have the legal power to block birthright citizenship to a child who is born to people who are in the United States unlawfully or temporarily.
In June, the Supreme Court side with the president by ruling that individual judges did not have the authority to issue nationwide injunctions.
Trump has complained about individual judges in liberal states being able to issue orders against his policies that apply across the country.
The ruling allows Trump's executive order halting birthright citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants to take effect in states and jurisdictions that did not directly challenge his action in court.
It could mean citizenship rules vary from state to state, pending ongoing litigation.
The court ruled 6-3 in favor of Trump, with all six conservative justices - including the three he appointed - siding with the president.
