Trump's Birthright Citizenship Bid Fails | Tucson News

Tucson News Today | 2 Min Now | The Daily News Now! · Jul 29, 2026 · 1m

Trump’s bid to end birthright citizenship for kids born to undocumented parents has officially hit a dead end—no Supreme Court rehearing request was filed after the deadline passed, sealing the deal. The Court’s 6-3 ruling earlier this year already blocked his executive order, which never took effect due to lower court injunctions. Though three justices (Alito, Gorsuch, Thomas) and Kavanaugh supported restricting citizenship, the majority held firm. Trump vowed to push for a rehearing immediately after the ruling, but with no new filing and a near-impossible legal hurdle to overturn a settled…