Trump Seeks Supreme Court Rehearing on Birthright Citizenship

President Donald Trump announced on July 8, 2026, that he will formally request a rehearing from the Supreme Court of the United States regarding its June 30 decision in Trump v. Barbara. In that 6-3 ruling, the Court invalidated a January 2025 executive order that sought to deny automatic citizenship to children born in the U.S. to undocumented or temporary residents, affirming that such individuals are protected under the 14th Amendment.

Trump described the ruling as a "miscarriage of justice" and a "judicial blunder," claiming the decision incentivized a "SCAM" where birthright citizenship is sold via billboards in Mexico and along the U.S. southern border. This specifically included advertisements for "birth packages" at South Texas Mission Regional Medical Center. In response, Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered the Texas Health and Human Services Commission to investigate the hospital for potentially violating state law.

While Trump urged congressional Republicans to pass legislation to end birthright citizenship, House Speaker Mike Johnson acknowledged the practical challenges of doing so. Simultaneously, the administration shifted focus toward combating birth tourism, with the Department of Justice prioritizing fraud investigations. Legal experts noted that the Supreme Court rarely grants rehearings for argued cases, with no such action taken since 1965. Trump also used a separate ruling to remove the final three members of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, leaving the agency without leadership before the midterm elections.