US President Donald Trump’s executive order to ban birthright citizenship for children of temporary visa holders has caused panic among Indian immigrants. Though the policy is currently on hold due to legal challenges, thousands of Indian professionals on H-1B visas are uncertain about their children’s citizenship status.

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• Trump’s order seeks to end birthright citizenship for children of non-immigrant visa holders.
• Many Indians on H-1B visas expected their US-born children to get citizenship automatically.
• The uncertainty has led some parents to consider early deliveries, but doctors advise against it.
• Immigration attorney Cyrus Mehta warns that US law has no provision for granting non-immigrant status to children born in the US.
• Indians are the second-largest immigrant group in the US, with over 5 million on non-immigrant visas.
• Green card backlog for Indians is the longest, with 1.1 million waiting due to a per-country cap.
• Policy expert David Bier estimates 4 lakh Indians may die before getting green cards.
• The order also impacts undocumented immigrants, stripping their children of birthright citizenship.
• Undocumented Indian population estimates vary—Pew Research says 7.25 lakh, MPI estimates 3.75 lakh.
• Indian parents on H-1B and O visas fear their children will face long-term legal struggles.