Trump seeks US Supreme Court rehearing on birthright citizenship, says "American citizenship not for sale"
Washington DC, July 9
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he would immediately seek a rehearing before the US Supreme Court on its birthright citizenship ruling, calling the decision a "miscarriage of justice".
In a post on Truth Social, Trump claimed that signs were being displayed along the US southern border and in Mexico advertising birthright citizenship.
"Signs and Billboards are being put up all over our Southern Border, and Mexico, advertising BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP, with 'Deliveries starting at $4000,'" Trump wrote.
He alleged that the practice would allow people to obtain US citizenship by paying for childbirth in the country.
"Billions of Dollars will be illegally made by this SCAM, with Citizenship going to anyone willing to pay. It will be, by far, the number one way of becoming a citizen, and then the entire family will be allowed to follow. Not sustainable," he said.
Declaring that "AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP IS NOT FOR SALE!", Trump added, "The Supreme Court's ruling is wrong. I will be asking for a Rehearing by the United States Supreme Court, IMMEDIATELY."
"This miscarriage of justice will destroy America if they don't change their absolutely insane decision," he added.
Earlier, speaking at the opening of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library, Trump renewed his criticism of the Supreme Court's handling of birthright citizenship while praising other recent rulings that he said restored presidential authority.
"We'll take care of the birthright citizenship because that was not meant for rich people from other countries. It was meant for the babies of slaves," Trump said.
"I believe, no, I know they got it wrong, but that's okay," he added.
The remarks came after the US Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, upheld the principle of birthright citizenship, affirming that children born in the United States to parents who are unlawfully or temporarily present are entitled to automatic US citizenship under the Citizenship Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
According to CNN, the court reaffirmed its earlier precedent in United States v. Wong Kim Ark, holding that children born on US soil to foreign parents are entitled to birthright citizenship.
CNN reported that one of the key arguments advanced by the Trump administration was that the Fourteenth Amendment required parents to be domiciled in the United States before their children could claim birthright citizenship.
Writing for the majority, Chief Justice John Roberts said, "Citizenship, then and now, was the right to have rights -- to freely participate in our political community."
"The Framers of the Fourteenth Amendment extended that promise to 'every free-born person in this land.' We keep that promise today," Roberts wrote, according to CNN.
The ruling marked a setback for Trump, who had made ending "birth tourism" and tightening immigration policies key issues during his second presidential campaign.
— ANI
Reader Comments
The 'babies of slaves' argument doesn't hold water. The 14th Amendment was meant to guarantee citizenship for all born on US soil, not just for a specific group. Trump is cherry-picking history. And let's be honest—if this were about wealthy Europeans, would he be so worked up? 😏
As someone who moved to the US for work and had to wait 12+ years for a green card, I see both sides. Birth tourism is real—I've personally seen ads for maternity packages in California for $5,000-8,000. That said, ending birthright citizenship would create a permanent underclass of children born in the country but not considered citizens. That's a dangerous path.
The Fourteenth Amendment is clear: "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens." Trump's argument about 'domicile' was already settled in Wong Kim Ark in 1898. This is just political theatre for his base. The Supreme Court isn't going to reverse 127 years of precedent.
Honestly, what's the big deal? Many countries like India don't have birthright citizenship—we follow jus sanguinis (citizenship by blood). But the US has always been different, and that's what makes it unique. Changing this now would be like rewriting the country's DNA. Also, 'deliveries starting at $4000'? That's a normal C-section cost in the US, not some black market! 🤦♀️
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