Trump says he will ask Supreme Court to rehear birthright citizenship case

Washington: President Donald Trump said on Wednesday ​that he will ask ​the U.S. Supreme Court to rehear a ​case challenging his executive order curtailing birthright citizenship, a long-shot bid to reverse the court's rejection of one of his ‌signature policies.

The ⁠court last ⁠month rejected Trump's attempt to restrict birthright citizenship in the ​U.S., ruling that his directive violated language in the U.S. ​Constitution's 14th Amendment that confers citizenship to those born in the United States who are "subject to the jurisdiction ​thereof."

The U.S. Supreme Court rarely ⁠grants requests ‌to rehear cases and has not ​done so ​after issuing a ruling in an argued ⁠case in decades.


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The Republican president called the ​decision, which was authored by conservative Chief ​Justice John Roberts, a "miscarriage of justice."

"AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP IS NOT FOR SALE! In fact, that is a crime, and therefore, the Supreme Court's ruling is wrong," Trump wrote on his social media platform, Truth ‌Social. "I will be asking for a Rehearing by the United States Supreme Court, IMMEDIATELY."

Trump, who ​has repeatedly ​tested the ⁠limits of presidential power in domestic and foreign policy, issued an executive order ending birthright citizenship last year on ​his first day back in office as part of a suite of policies to crack down on legal and illegal immigration.