New Delhi, Sept. 5 -- A federal judge recently blocked the Donald Trump administration from enforcing a new executive order which sets new rules to determine who qualifies for birthright citizenship.

This isn't the first time that Trump sought to cut down the circumstances in which children born in the US would receive citizenship.What is US birthright citizenship, and what changes is Trump's government seeking?

US birthright citizenship is the principle under which anyone born on US soil is generally considered a US citizen from birth, regardless of the immigration status of their parents. The right is rooted in the Citizenship Clause of the 14th Amendment, ratified in 1868, which established citizenship for people born in the United S...