The american government war on immigration is set to take another turn as she targets babies born in the US to non-citizens and unauthorized immigrants.
The president plans to sign an executive order scrapping the automatic right to citizenship for those children, complaining they are entitled to "all those benefits".
Trump said the practice of birthright citizenship is "ridiculous" and it "has to end", but his impending move threatens to spark a constitutional crisis and set up another legal battle in the country's top courts.
Trump plans to send about 6,000 soldiers to the US-Mexico border to bolster security as a caravan of migrants from Central America makes its slow trek towards the frontier.
In an exclusive interview, Trump told Axios on HBO that the order would remove the right to citizenship for babies of non-citizens and unauthorised immigrants born in the US.
It would target so-called "anchor babies" and "chain migration", and pander to the Republican president's right-wing base.
The practice outlined in the 14th Amendment has existed since 1968, granting automatic citizenship to any person born on US territory.
Trump, who railed against illegal immigration during the 2016 presidential election, said: "It was always told to me that you needed a constitutional amendment.
He said he has run the idea past White House counsel and he will proceed with the controversial move which is likely to spark protests and encounter legal challenges.
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