Trump seeks Supreme Court rehearing on birthright citizenship ruling

President Donald Trump has announced he will ask the US Supreme Court to rehear the recent case that struck down his executive order restricting birthright citizenship. The court ruled 6-3 on June 30 that the order violated the 14th Amendment's citizenship clause. Source: CNN Source: BBC

The ruling and Trump's response

The Supreme Court's majority, led by Chief Justice John Roberts, concluded that children born in the US to parents unlawfully or temporarily present are citizens at birth. Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote separately that the order violated federal law. Trump called the decision "wrong" and vowed to seek a rehearing immediately. Source: Al Jazeera Source: BBC

Rehearing requests are rare; the last granted in an argued case was in 1965. The court typically only grants them when new significant information emerges, not because the losing party disagrees. Source: CNN

Broader immigration context

Since taking office, Trump has pursued sweeping immigration changes, including ending Temporary Protected Status and blocking asylum seekers. The birthright citizenship ruling was a major setback, with an estimated 255,000 infants per year affected. Source: Al Jazeera Civil rights groups, including the ACLU, praised the decision. Source: Al Jazeera

What's next

Trump's chances are slim, but he has also signaled he will push for legislation to end birthright citizenship, though that requires congressional approval and likely a constitutional amendment. The Department of Justice has not commented on the rehearing request.