Published On 9 Jul 2026
President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he will request a new hearing from the U.S. Supreme Court regarding his executive order restricting birthright citizenship for individuals born in the United States.
Last month, the Supreme Court rejected Trump’s attempt to limit birthright citizenship, but the president stated he will formally ask the court to reconsider the case.
“AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP IS NOT FOR SALE! In fact, that is a crime, and therefore, the Supreme Court’s ruling is wrong,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “I will be asking for a Rehearing by the United States Supreme Court, IMMEDIATELY.”
The 6-3 ruling against Trump dealt a significant setback to his immigration agenda. Upon taking office on January 20, 2025, Trump signed an executive order seeking to bar those born in the U.S. to parents on temporary legal statuses or without documentation from automatically receiving citizenship.
Trump condemned the decision as harmful to the country and urged Republican lawmakers to pass legislation limiting birthright citizenship. However, such efforts face strong public opposition and the constitutional questions raised suggest a constitutional amendment would be required.
Legal experts note that Supreme Court rehearing requests are rarely granted, with the court having declined similar opportunities for decades.
Since taking office, Trump has pursued sweeping changes to U.S. immigration policy. The Supreme Court has largely supported his approach, including measures affecting Temporary Protected Status and asylum processing.
The court ruled that Trump’s birthright citizenship order violated the 14th Amendment’s guarantee that those born in the U.S. and subject to federal jurisdiction are citizens.
Advocacy organizations praised the decision. Cecillia Wang of the ACLU, who argued the case, emphasized that it “reaffirms a fundamental American promise – if you are born here, you are a citizen.”
A May 2025 study by the Migration Policy Institute and Penn State found that approximately 255,000 infants annually would lose citizenship under Trump’s order, potentially increasing the undocumented population by 2.7 million by 2045. The research warned the policy would create “a self-perpetuating, multigenerational underclass” with long-term social consequences.
