Trump Requests Supreme Court Rehearing on Birthright Citizenship Ruling

President Donald Trump announced on July 8 that he will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to rehear the case that struck down his executive order limiting birthright citizenship. The Court’s 6‑3 decision, issued on June 30, held that the order violated the Fourteenth Amendment’s Citizenship Clause, affirming that children born on U.S. soil are citizens regardless of their parents’ immigration status. Trump called the ruling a “miscarriage of justice” and “the most insane decision,” posting on Truth Social that “American citizenship is not for sale.” He claimed billboards along the southern border and in Mexico were advertising “birth tourism” services and warned that the practice would “destroy America” if not stopped. He said he will file a request for a rehearing within the 25‑day window, though such requests are granted only rarely; the Court has not reversed a decided case since 1956 and has not reheard a case after a ruling since 1965. The president’s original order, signed on January 20, 2025, sought to deny citizenship to babies born to undocumented or temporary‑status parents, a cornerstone of his immigration agenda. Legal experts say the likelihood of a rehearing is low, and Congress may need to act if the administration wishes to pursue alternative restrictions.