Supreme Court Won’t Reconsider Birthright Citizenship Ruling After Deadline Passes
The deadline has passed for the Trump administration to ask the Supreme Court to reconsider its decision rejecting birthright citizenship restrictions. The court had previously ruled against the president's executive order, which aimed to deny automatic citizenship to children born…
Miami Fort Lauderdale, FL, July 28, 2026 —
The window for the Trump administration to seek a Supreme Court rehearing on birthright citizenship has closed, leaving a prior ruling against restrictions on the practice intact.
The Supreme Court previously rejected an executive order from the Trump administration that sought to deny automatic citizenship to children born in the United States to parents who are either in the country illegally or are present on a temporary visa.
The deadline for the administration to formally request the Supreme Court to reconsider its decision has now passed. This means the court’s earlier stance against the executive order stands.
Supreme Court rehearings for cases that have already been argued are historically uncommon occurrences. The court’s decision to not take further action on this matter aligns with this historical rarity.
The executive order’s aim was to challenge the long-standing interpretation of the 14th Amendment, which grants citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States. The administration’s proposed policy would have affected children born on U.S. soil to parents deemed to be in the country without authorization or on temporary legal status.
The specifics of the Supreme Court’s prior ruling against the executive order were not detailed in the available information. Similarly, the exact date the deadline passed was not provided.
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