President Donald Trump announced on his social media platform Truth Social of his plans to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider its recent landmark decision upholding birthright citizenship, pointing to a Texas hospital’s cross-border marketing materials as fresh justification to reopen the legal battle.
The move followed a Fox News report regarding a pair of Spanish-language billboards in Mexico funded by Mission Regional Medical Center, a public nonprofit facility in Mission, Texas.
Trump characterized the advertisements as “shocking new evidence,” asserting that American citizenship is not for sale. He claimed the billboards show birthright citizenship is being actively marketed across the southern border, warning that the justices “will destroy America” if they do not alter their decision.
Last month, the high court dealt a major blow to the administration’s immigration agenda. In a 6-3 decision, the justices ruled that Trump’s executive order which was signed on his first day back in office to deny automatic citizenship to children born to undocumented parents or those on temporary visas, violated the 14th Amendment.
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Legal experts note that the Supreme Court rarely grants requests to rehear cases, having not allowed a retrial after issuing a ruling in an argued case in decades.
The controversy gathered momentum after a photograph of a billboard in Reynosa, Mexico, was shared on social media by former Republican Rep. Mayra Flores.
The marketing materials promoted maternal delivery packages starting at $3,950 for a natural birth. Flores initially posted the image in April to contrast the pricing with medical costs for American citizens, rather than explicitly claiming it invited birth tourism.
However, the image recirculated online as Trump supporters called for stricter border restrictions on pregnant women following the Supreme Court’s June ruling.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered a state investigation into the hospital, accusing the facility of promoting “birth tourism.”
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While the prospect of U.S. citizenship was not mentioned in the text of the billboards, deleted Instagram posts, or the associated website, Mission Regional Medical Center confirmed it has since halted the promotional campaign to prevent further misunderstandings. The hospital stated it does not support or facilitate any unlawful activity and complies with all state and federal laws.
Human rights organizations and immigrant advocates have heavily defended the court’s original June ruling. American Civil Liberties Union lawyer Cecillia Wang, who argued the challenge, stated the decision reaffirmed a fundamental constitutional promise.
Research by the Migration Policy Institute and Penn State previously estimated that Trump’s executive order would leave approximately 255,000 infants a year born in the U.S. without citizenship, significantly expanding the undocumented population over the next two decades.
While the Supreme Court’s decision affirmed constitutional protections, Trump has also appealed to congressional Republicans to pass legislation constricting birthright citizenship to keep the policy push alive.