Trump Seeks Supreme Court Rehearing on Birthright Citizenship Ruling

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he will ask the US Supreme Court to reconsider its recent decision blocking his executive order aimed at restricting birthright citizenship, reopening a legal battle over one of his administration’s most prominent immigration policies.

The announcement follows last month’s Supreme Court ruling that rejected Trump’s attempt to limit automatic citizenship for children born in the United States. The court found that the executive order conflicted with the Citizenship Clause of the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution, which grants citizenship to individuals born in the country who are “subject to the jurisdiction thereof.”

The decision marked a significant setback for the administration’s immigration agenda and reaffirmed a constitutional principle that has been in place for more than a century.

Trump sharply criticized the ruling, calling it a “miscarriage of justice” and arguing that the Constitution does not support what he described as unrestricted birthright citizenship.

In a post on his social media platform, Truth Social, Trump wrote, “American citizenship is not for sale. In fact, that is a crime, and therefore, the Supreme Court’s ruling is wrong.”

He added that he would immediately request a rehearing before the nation’s highest court.

The opinion was written by Chief Justice John Roberts, who was joined by a majority of the court in concluding that the executive order violated the Constitution. While the Supreme Court occasionally considers petitions asking it to revisit earlier decisions, such requests are rarely granted, particularly after the court has already issued a final ruling following full arguments.

Legal experts note that the court has not agreed to rehear a fully argued case in decades, making Trump’s latest effort an uphill legal challenge.

Trump signed the executive order on his first day after returning to office last year. The measure formed part of a broader package of immigration policies intended to tighten border security and reduce both legal and illegal immigration.

Supporters of the executive order argued that birthright citizenship has encouraged illegal immigration and so-called “birth tourism,” where foreign nationals travel to the United States to give birth so their children obtain US citizenship.

Opponents, including civil rights organizations and constitutional scholars, maintained that the 14th Amendment clearly guarantees citizenship to nearly everyone born on US soil, regardless of their parents’ immigration status.

The administration’s order quickly faced legal challenges from several states, immigrant advocacy groups and civil liberties organizations, leading lower federal courts to block its implementation before the case reached the Supreme Court.

Although Trump’s request for a rehearing is expected to face long odds, the president has indicated he intends to continue pursuing legal avenues to revive the policy. The dispute is likely to remain at the center of the national debate over immigration and the scope of presidential authority as the administration presses forward with its broader immigration agenda.