Trump Seeks Supreme Court Rehearing on Birthright Citizenship Over $4,000 Texas Billboard
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Updated · The Guardian · Jul 9
Trump Seeks Supreme Court Rehearing on Birthright Citizenship Over $4,000 Texas Billboard
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Jul 9
Summary
Trump said he will ask the Supreme Court to revisit last month’s birthright citizenship ruling, citing a Texas hospital ad offering deliveries starting at about $4,000 to women in Mexico.
The evidence behind that claim was narrow: Fox News confirmed two Spanish-language billboards in Mexico tied to Mission Regional Medical Center near the border, plus related social media promotion.
Mission Regional said the materials and the havemybabyinTEXAS.com website are no longer in use, adding that it does not support unlawful activity and will cooperate with officials.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has already ordered an investigation, accusing the hospital of promoting birth tourism, though the ads and archived website did not mention U.S. citizenship.
The Supreme Court rejected Trump’s effort in June, holding that the 14th Amendment guarantees citizenship to people born in the United States; rehearing requests are rarely granted.