Trump Misses Deadline to Appeal Birthright Citizenship Ruling

WHO:

AP News - President Donald Trump, Supreme Court justices Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch, Clarence Thomas, and Brett Kavanaugh.

WHAT:

AP News - The Trump administration missed the deadline to ask the Supreme Court to reconsider its ruling on birthright citizenship restrictions.

AP News - The Supreme Court's 6-3 decision struck down Trump’s executive order that would have denied automatic citizenship to children born in the U.S. to parents who are in the U.S. illegally or temporarily.

NBC News - Trump did not follow through on his vow to convince the Supreme Court to reconsider its ruling.

WHERE:

AP News - Washington, D.C.

WHEN:

AP News - The deadline for filing a petition was 25 days after the Supreme Court's ruling in June.

AP News - The last time the Supreme Court granted a petition to change an opinion was in 1965.

WHY:

AP News - Trump vowed to seek a rehearing shortly after the Supreme Court's decision, which was a significant loss on a key issue for him.

HOW:

AP News - A petition for rehearing would require at least one justice who ruled against Trump to change their mind and a majority of the court to agree.

(UPDATED July 29, 2026 05:56 UTC)

President Trump, along with Supreme Court justices Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch, Clarence Thomas, and Brett Kavanaugh, has missed the deadline to ask the Supreme Court to reconsider its ruling on birthright citizenship restrictions. The Court's 6-3 decision struck down Trump's executive order that aimed to deny automatic citizenship to children born in the U.S. to parents who are in the country illegally or temporarily, and Trump did not follow through on his promise to seek a rehearing. To successfully petition for a rehearing, at least one justice who ruled against Trump would need to change their mind, requiring a majority of the court to agree.