President Donald Trump said he will seek to limit the right of citizenship for certain children born in the United States in a new bid to dramatically reshape immigration policies that appeared to run afoul of the US Constitution.
Seeking to shore up support for Republicans ahead of the congressional elections next week, Trump told the Axios news website he would try to end the right of citizenship for US-born children of non-citizens and illegal immigrants.
The president said in an interview published on Tuesday that he would make the move through an executive order, likely prompting a legal fight.
The right of citizenship is granted to US-born children under the 14th Amendment of the Constitution, which cannot be changed by the president.
It was unclear what specific action he would pursue, and Trump gave no details. Representatives for the White House did not respond to a request for comment.
“This is blatantly unconstitutional,”…