Trump demands Supreme Court rehearing in birthright citizenship case
President Donald Trump announced that his legal team will seek a rehearing before the supreme Court regarding their efforts to change birthright citizenship laws after the Court ruled that his executive order on the matter was unconstitutional. Trump expressed concerns that illegal immigrants are exploiting the policy, citing signs promoting birthright citizenship along the U.S.-Mexico border and across the country,which he claims could lead to widespread illegal gains and family reunifications based on citizenship. He criticized the Court’s decision, asserting that citizenship should not be a sale and calling the ruling a ‘miscarriage of justice’ that could harm America.
After the initial Supreme Court ruling, Trump suggested that Congress could amend the laws to restrict birthright citizenship, noting that the Court acknowledged Congress’s authority to do so if it chooses. However, he now appears to be urging the Court itself to reverse its decision. The Court’s ruling ended Trump’s attempt to interpret the 14th Amendment as limiting birthright citizenship to children born to at least one citizen or permanent resident parent, with Justice Kavanaugh noting that legislative changes could be made if Congress acted. Trump continues to emphasize that his position is correct and that the Court’s judgment is misguided, stressing the importance of reversing the decision to protect American citizenship integrity.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced his legal team will “immediately” seek a rehearing before the Supreme Court on his efforts to overhaul birthright citizenship after a majority of justices ruled the White House’s executive order on the matter was unconstitutional.
Trump expressed concern that illegal immigrants are taking advantage of the policy after Chief Justice John Roberts held that children born on American soil, including those to parents in the country unlawfully or on legal temporary visas, are “subject to the jurisdiction” of the United States, and are thus citizens at birth under the 14th Amendment. In a post to Truth Social, the president claimed that “signs and Billboards are being put up all over our Southern Border, and Mexico, advertising BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP, with ‘Deliveries starting at $4000,’” in the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision.
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“Likewise, similar signs going up all over our Country,” the president claimed. “Billions of Dollars will be illegally made by this SCAM, with Citizenship going to anyone willing to pay. It will be, by far, the number one way of becoming a citizen, and then the entire family will be allowed to follow. Not sustainable. NOBODY SAW THIS COMING!!!”
“AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP IS NOT FOR SALE! In fact, that is a crime, and therefore, the Supreme Court’s ruling is wrong. I will be asking for a Rehearing by the United States Supreme Court, IMMEDIATELY,” Trump continued.
The Supreme Court handed down the blow to Trump’s agenda roughly one week ago, ending the president’s effort to interpret birthright citizenship under the 14th Amendment as being applicable only to children in the U.S. born to at least one parent who is a citizen or a permanent legal resident.
In the immediate aftermath of the ruling, Trump seemed content to let Congress take up the issue, urging lawmakers to pass legislation overhauling birthright citizenship.
The president’s tactic came after Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who voted against the president in the ruling, noted that Congress reserves the right to pass legislation changing the law.
“Congress could — consistent with the Fourteenth Amendment — amend §1401(a) or otherwise enact new legislation establishing exceptions to birthright citizenship for children born to foreign citizens unlawfully or temporarily in the country,” he wrote. “But Congress has not yet done so.”
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The president’s latest Truth Social post on Wednesday appears to be a major pivot in that strategy, as he demanded the Supreme Court reverse course.
“This miscarriage of justice will destroy America if they don’t change their absolutely insane decision,” Trump said.
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