President Donald Trump's administration missed the deadline to request that the Supreme Court reconsider its decision on birthright citizenship, one of the most controversial issues on its immigration agenda.
According to information published by The Associated Press, the 25-day limit to file a reconsideration petition expired without the Government presenting a new appeal, despite the fact that the president had publicly assured that he would insist on the case after the resolution issued by the highest court.
No new petition before the Court
The ruling, approved in June by a vote of 6-3, annulled the executive order with which Trump sought to deny automatic citizenship to the children of people who are in the United States irregularly or with temporary status.
The measure had already been previously blocked by different federal courts, so it never came into force. However, three justices – Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch and Clarence Thomas – supported the president's position, while Brett Kavanaugh considered that the Constitution did not prevent the plan, although he noted that it did contravene a federal law.
A week after the ruling, Trump wrote on social media that he would “immediately” request a new hearing before the Supreme Court, but ultimately did not follow through on that announcement.
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“The threshold for granting a request for reconsideration is very high,” Bruhl explained, noting that it would be necessary for at least one of the justices who voted against to modify his position and for the majority of the court to support that decision.
As of deadline, neither the White House nor the Justice Department offered comment on the absence of a new request.
