Trump seeks Supreme Court rehearing on birthright citizenship ruling

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he will ask the United States Supreme Court to rehear a case that struck down his executive order aimed at ending birthright citizenship for individuals born in the United States. The court issued a 6-3 ruling last month rejecting the order, which had sought to deny citizenship to children of parents on temporary legal status or without documentation.

Trump posted on his Truth Social platform that he considers the ruling "wrong" and that he will request an immediate rehearing. He also urged Republican lawmakers to pass legislation to restrict birthright citizenship, though analysts note that such a change would likely require a constitutional amendment and faces strong public support for the existing policy.

Legal scholars point out that the Supreme Court rarely grants rehearings, and the last such reversal occurred decades ago. The decision was based on the 14th Amendment, which guarantees citizenship to anyone born on U.S. soil and subject to its jurisdiction.

The American Civil Liberties Union, which argued the case, said the ruling "reaffirms a fundamental American promise – if you are born here, you are a citizen." A study by the Migration Policy Institute and Penn State had warned that the executive order could create a multigenerational underclass, estimating that up to 255,000 infants each year might be born without citizenship under the policy.

Trump's broader immigration agenda includes attempts to end Temporary Protected Status for certain crisis-affected countries and to limit asylum seekers' ability to enter the United States, but the birthright citizenship ruling marks a significant setback for his administration.