Trump Pushes Supreme Court for Rare Birthright Citizenship Rehearing

The former president denounced the court’s decision, authored by Chief Justice John Roberts, as a miscarriage of justice. On his social media platform, Truth Social, Trump insisted the ruling was fundamentally wrong, declaring that American citizenship should not be available through current legal interpretations. His executive order, signed on his first day back in office, sought to end the practice of granting citizenship to those born in the United States, positioning the move as a central pillar of his broader immigration enforcement strategy.

Legal experts view the request as a long-shot endeavor. The Supreme Court has not granted a petition to rehear a case after issuing a formal ruling in decades, making the procedural hurdle significantly high. By challenging the court’s interpretation of the 14th Amendment—specifically the clause regarding individuals subject to U.S. jurisdiction—Trump continues his pattern of testing the boundaries of executive authority in domestic policy.