The deadline for the Trump administration to ask the Supreme Court to reconsider its rejection of President Trump’s birthright citizenship restrictions has passed. The Supreme Court had previously struck down the president’s executive order that would have denied automatic citizenship to children born in the United States to parents who are in the U.S. illegally or temporarily.

Background

The high court’s 6-3 decision in June was a significant loss for the president on a signature issue. Despite the setback, President Trump had vowed to seek a rehearing, but the 25-day window for doing so has now elapsed with no new filing on the docket. The court has not agreed to rehear an argued case in more than 50 years, making the prospects of a successful petition highly unlikely.

Three justices – Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch, and Clarence Thomas – had dissented from the majority opinion, indicating that they would have upheld the president’s restrictions on birthright citizenship. A fourth justice, Brett Kavanaugh, found that the Constitution would not block the president’s plan, although he believed it did violate a federal law.

The Supreme Court’s decision has significant implications for the issue of birthright citizenship, which has been a contentious topic in recent years. The ruling means that children born in the United States to parents who are in the country illegally or temporarily will continue to be entitled to automatic citizenship.

Original reporting: KTBS 3 (Shreveport) — read the source article.