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Supreme Court Rejects Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Directive
By Adam Hancock, Published July 9, 2026
In a significant legal defeat for President Donald Trump, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in June against his order to restrict birthright citizenship for individuals born in the United States. The court’s decision, which followed a 6-3 vote, upheld the constitutional principle that grants citizenship to anyone born on U.S. soil under the 14th Amendment.
In response to the ruling, Trump announced on Wednesday he plans to request the Supreme Court to rehear the challenge. “American citizenship is not for sale! In fact, that is a crime, and therefore, the Supreme Court’s ruling is wrong,” he stated on his social media platform, Truth Social. “I will be asking for a rehearing by the United States Supreme Court immediately.”
This latest ruling marked a setback for Trump’s efforts to reshape immigration policy, particularly regarding citizenship for those born to parents in temporary legal statuses or without documentation. Upon taking office in January 2025, Trump signed an executive order aimed at ending automatic citizenship for these individuals.
The President expressed disappointment over the court’s verdict, calling it “too bad for our country.” He urged Republican lawmakers to pass legislation that would restrict birthright citizenship, a move that faces significant obstacles in Congress amid widespread public support for the existing policy. Polls indicate strong backing for birthright citizenship, and legal experts suggest that any attempt to amend the Constitution would require a long and challenging process.
Historically, the Supreme Court rarely grants rehearings on cases, with few instances in the past several decades. Consequently, Trump’s chances of a successful appeal appear slim.
Trump’s Broader Immigration Agenda
Since taking office, Trump has pursued extensive changes to U.S. immigration policy. He has secured several victories in the Supreme Court over immigration matters, including the elimination of Temporary Protected Status for residents from certain crisis-affected countries and the implementation of controversial measures designed to restrict asylum seekers’ entry into the U.S.
The court’s decision to block Trump’s directive on birthright citizenship, however, was a critical ruling, emphasizing that the 14th Amendment protects the citizenship rights of those born on U.S. soil.
Rights advocates hailed the ruling as a reaffirmation of American citizenship principles. Cecillia Wang, a lawyer from the American Civil Liberties Union who represented the challengers, stated that the decision “reaffirms a fundamental American promise – if you are born here, you are a citizen.”
A study by the Migration Policy Institute and Penn State, released in May 2025, projected that under Trump’s order, approximately 255,000 infants born in the U.S. each year would be rendered stateless, potentially increasing the undocumented population by 2.7 million by 2045. The study warned that such a measure would create a multigenerational underclass, with U.S.-born residents facing inherited social disadvantages from their parents and grandparents.