Supreme Court Blocks Trump’s Effort to Secure Citizenship Laws, No Rehearing Filed
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Trump misses the chance to challenge the Supreme Court’s controversial decision against his birthright citizenship proposal, as the rehearing deadline passes.
President Donald Trump has not submitted a petition to the Supreme Court to revisit its June 30 ruling, which blocked his administration’s bold effort to restore sanity to America’s citizenship laws. The deadline for a rehearing request expired Monday night, and court records confirm no petition was filed, leaving the door open for continued abuse of the Fourteenth Amendment.
Trump had previously promised on his social-media platform to seek an 'immediate' rehearing, rightly denouncing the Court’s decision as a 'miscarriage of justice' that would 'destroy America' if left unchecked. Yet, neither the White House nor the Justice Department responded to questions about the missed opportunity to defend American sovereignty.
The Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling declared that Trump’s proposal violated the citizenship clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, which currently grants citizenship to 'all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof.' Under Trump’s common-sense plan, citizenship would have been reserved for children born to at least one U.S. citizen or permanent-resident parent, preventing those born to temporary visitors or illegal immigrants from automatically gaining citizenship. Legal scholars note that rehearing petitions are rarely granted, with the last successful one in 1965, according to Georgetown Law professor Steve Vladeck. This missed filing represents a setback for those fighting to protect the nation’s borders and the integrity of citizenship.