The administration failed to file a petition for the Supreme Court to rehear the ruling that struck down President Donald Trump's birthright citizenship restrictions.
The administration announced that it would not seek a rehearing of the Supreme Court's June 30 decision in Trump v. Barbara, which struck down President Donald Trump's executive order limiting birthright citizenship. Although President Donald Trump expressed a desire for an immediate rehearing, the deadline of July 27 passed without a petition appearing on the court's docket. Chief Justice John Roberts led the majority in ruling that children born in the United States to parents who are unlawfully or temporarily present are still citizens at birth under the 14th Amendment. This decision maintains the longstanding legal framework established in 1898. While the executive order approach failed, the administration continues to explore legislative options. Representative Morgan Griffith has introduced a bill to limit automatic citizenship in U.S. territories, aiming to address concerns regarding 'birth tourism.' Conservative supporters of the administration's goals are now looking toward constitutional amendments or new legislation to narrow citizenship rights.