Trump's New Push for Supreme Court Rehearing on Birthright Citizenship Sparks Debate

President Donald Trump on Wednesday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to grant a rehearing in the birthright citizenship case after the justices struck down his administration’s executive order restricting automatic citizenship for certain children born in the United States.

The request came days after the Court issued its decision in Trump v. Barbara, ruling against Executive Order 14160, which directed federal agencies to deny birthright citizenship to some children born to parents who were unlawfully or temporarily present in the country.

Writing for the majority, Chief Justice John Roberts said the 14th Amendment, which states, “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside,” is clear.