Trump to 'immediately' ask Supreme Court to reconsider birthright citizenship case

US President Donald Trump has said that he is going to "immediately" ask the Supreme Court to rehear the case of birthright citizenship that was struck down by the court last week in a major blow to his administration's anti-immigration plans.

The court rejected Trump's executive order that sought to restrict birthright citizenship, saying that those born in the US have the constitutional right to citizenship.

Although the Supreme Court allows parties to seek a rehearing, it has rarely granted one. The last decided case to be reheard was approximately 60 years ago.

"This miscarriage of justice will destroy America if they don't change their absolutely insane decision," Trump wrote on his Truth Social.

SC’s ruling

Lower courts blocked the move by the Republican president, ruling that under the Citizenship Clause of the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution, nearly everyone born on US soil is an American citizen.

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The Supreme Court agreed in a majority opinion penned by Chief Justice John Roberts that was joined by two other conservative justices and the three liberals on the top court.

“Children born in the United States to parents unlawfully or temporarily present are ‘subject to the jurisdiction’ of the United States and are citizens at birth under the Fourteenth Amendment’s Citizenship Clause,” Roberts wrote.

In an unprecedented move for a sitting US president, Trump personally attended oral arguments on birthright citizenship at the Supreme Court in April.

Trump sought to restrict birthright citizenship through an executive order, arguing that children born to undocumented immigrants and certain temporary visitors are not "subject to the jurisdiction" of the United States and are therefore ineligible for automatic citizenship.