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U.S. President Donald Trump has announced plans to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to rehear its recent decision blocking his executive order to restrict birthright citizenship, escalating his legal fight over one of his administration’s flagship immigration policies.
Trump disclosed the move on Wednesday in a post on his social media platform, Truth Social, where he sharply criticised the court’s ruling, describing it as a “miscarriage of justice” and insisting that automatic U.S. citizenship should not be guaranteed in the circumstances addressed by his executive order.
“AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP IS NOT FOR SALE! In fact, that is a crime, and therefore, the Supreme Court’s ruling is wrong,” Trump wrote.
“I will be asking for a Rehearing by the United States Supreme Court, IMMEDIATELY.”
The Supreme Court last month struck down Trump’s attempt to curtail birthright citizenship, ruling that the executive order violated the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which guarantees citizenship to individuals born in the United States and subject to its jurisdiction.
The judgment, authored by Chief Justice John Roberts, reaffirmed long-standing constitutional protections and dealt a significant blow to Trump’s immigration agenda.
Despite the president’s latest push, legal analysts say the chances of securing a rehearing remain slim. The U.S. Supreme Court rarely agrees to reconsider cases after delivering a final judgment and has not granted such a request in a fully argued case for decades.
Trump signed the executive order on his first day after returning to office as part of a broader crackdown on legal and illegal immigration. The directive immediately triggered multiple lawsuits from civil rights organisations, immigration advocates and several U.S. states, culminating in the Supreme Court’s decision to invalidate the policy.
The latest move signals Trump’s determination to continue challenging the constitutional interpretation of birthright citizenship, setting the stage for another high-profile legal battle over one of America’s most contentious immigration issues.
