India, Sept. 5 -- The US Department of Homeland Security has issued a new interim final rule that seeks to deny recognition of US citizenship to certain children born on American soil to foreign government employees, expanding an exception that historically applied primarily to children of foreign diplomats.

The rule, issued on September 4, follows President Donald Trump's August 6 executive order targeting categories of children whose parents are not US citizens. It comes after the Supreme Court earlier this year rejected Trump's broader attempt to restrict birthright citizenship.

The new policy is significant because it moves beyond the longstanding diplomatic exception and creates a broader category of foreign government workers whos...