Trump administration misses deadline to ask Supreme Court to rehear birthright citizenship ruling

The 25-day window for the Trump administration to petition the U.S. Supreme Court to rehear its June 30 decision striking down the president's executive order restricting birthright citizenship expired on July 29, 2026, without any filing on the docket. Trump had vowed on social media on July 8 to seek a rehearing 'IMMEDIATELY,' but no petition was submitted. The inaction leaves in place the 6-3 ruling that reaffirmed the 14th Amendment's guarantee of citizenship to children born in the U.S. regardless of their parents' immigration status. The administration's earlier restrictions had been blocked by lower courts and never took effect. This marked another instance of Trump making dramatic legal threats on social media that did not materialize, a pattern noted by observers.

“I will be asking for a Rehearing by the United States Supreme Court, IMMEDIATELY.” Quote verified against source