Politics

BACK TO THE BENCH: Trump Launches Bid to Revive Birthright Order

posted by Hannity Staff - 7.09.26

President Trump isn’t taking no for an answer.

Just weeks after the Supreme Court rejected his effort to end automatic birthright citizenship, Trump announced Wednesday that he’ll ask the justices to take another look—a long-shot legal maneuver that’s rarely granted.

“I will be asking for a Rehearing by the United States Supreme Court, IMMEDIATELY,” Trump wrote on TRUTH Social. “This miscarriage of justice will destroy America if they don’t change their absolutely insane decision.”

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The president’s announcement comes after the high court voted 5-4 last month to block his executive order, holding that children born in the United States to parents who are in the country illegally or temporarily remain U.S. citizens under the 14th Amendment.

Rehearings at the Supreme Court are exceptionally uncommon. Under the court’s rules, petitions generally must be filed within 25 days of a ruling and are reserved for extraordinary situations in which the justices may have overlooked significant legal or factual issues.

Even then, a rehearing cannot move forward unless at least one justice from the original majority agrees the case deserves another review.

The White House has made clear it has no intention of abandoning the issue.

“This fight is just getting started,” deputy press secretary Abigail Jackson said during a July 1 media appearance.

“American citizenship is worth so much more than a cheap plane ticket or a last-minute border crossing,” Jackson said. “The American people can rest assured that President Trump isn’t giving up on this any time soon.”

Jackson argued the administration believes the Supreme Court “fundamentally misinterpreted” the 14th Amendment, contending it was never intended to automatically grant citizenship to children born to foreign nationals who are in the country illegally or temporarily.

Whether the court agrees to revisit the case remains an uphill battle. Supreme Court rehearings are granted only in exceptional circumstances, making Trump’s latest push one of the most difficult legal hurdles of his second term.