Donald Trump Misses Supreme Court Deadline on Birthright Citizenship
Summary
President Donald Trump's administration missed the deadline to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider its June 30 decision that blocked his attempt to limit birthright citizenship. The court ruled that most children born in the U.S. are citizens at birth, no matter their parents' immigration status.Key Facts
- The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 against President Trump's order to restrict birthright citizenship.
- Birthright citizenship means anyone born in the U.S. automatically becomes a citizen, as stated in the 14th Amendment.
- The deadline for filing a petition to rehear the case was 25 days after the June 30 decision; this deadline has passed.
- Chief Justice John Roberts wrote that the 14th Amendment grants citizenship to all people born in the U.S., confirming past court decisions from as far back as 1898.
- President Trump said he would seek a rehearing, but no petition has been filed publicly.
- Some Republican lawmakers are still working on laws to limit citizenship at birth, including one proposal to end birthright citizenship in U.S. territories after 2027.
- Critics of birthright citizenship mention "birth tourism," where people come to the U.S. to have babies who get citizenship.
- About 300,000 babies were estimated to be born in 2023 in the U.S. to mothers without legal immigration status.
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