Trump to ask US supreme court to reconsider birthright citizenship ruling | Donald Trump
Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would ask the US supreme court to reconsider the issue. his judgment He said the 14th amendment to the US constitution guarantees his birthright as a citizen in light of shocking new evidence: A hospital in Texas is advertising its services to expectant mothers in Mexico with a pair of billboards.
“All over our Southern Border and Mexico there are signs and billboards advertising BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP with ‘Deliveries Start at $4000,’ the president wrote on the social media platform in what appears to be a wild exaggeration of Fox News’ report on just two billboards.
The president went on to claim that the justices “will destroy America if they don’t change their completely insane decision.”
The high court last month rejected Trump’s attempt to restrict birthright citizenship in the United States, ruling that the directive violated language in the 14th amendment of the U.S. constitution granting citizenship to people born in the United States and “subject to its jurisdiction.”
The U.S. supreme court rarely grants requests for rehearing cases and did not do so after ruling in a case that had been contested for decades.
Fox News confirmed This week, a single hospital in Mission, Texas, five miles from the Reynosa border with Mexico, had advertised “delivery packages” in south Texas on two Spanish-language billboards in Mexico and on social media.
Fox News’ report was based on: photo of a billboard It was shared on social media in April by Mayra Flores, the Trump-supporting former Republican congresswoman from Texas who was born in Mexico and is running to return to Congress.
The image recently recirculated on social media as Trump supporters called for a complete shutdown of allowing pregnant women into the United States after the Supreme Court rejected last month the president’s attempt to deny birthright citizenship to children born to non-U.S. citizens.
Flores, who said he took the photo in Reynosa, did not initially claim that the billboard invited Mexicans to give birth to their children in the United States to obtain U.S. citizenship. Instead, she expressed outrage at the idea that the price of maternity services ($3,950 for a natural birth or $5,525 for a cesarean section) was much lower than the typical cost for American citizens. He provided no evidence for his claim that prices at the hospital were only valid for foreign citizens.
Texas hospital Mission Regional Medical Center told the Guardian that billboards and a website directed people to: havemybabyinTEXAS.com“no longer used due to any unintentional misunderstanding”.
“Mission Regional Medical Center, a not-for-profit public hospital, is committed to providing high-quality, compassionate health care and expanding access to the communities we serve,” the hospital said in a statement.
“Like hospitals across the country, we share information about the health care services we provide. We do not support or facilitate any illegal activity and work to comply with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations.”
“Marketing materials for birth services are no longer available due to unintended misunderstandings. We intend to work collaboratively and transparently with local and state officials. Our focus remains on providing safe, high-quality care to every patient who seeks our services.”
Although the possibility of U.S. citizenship was not mentioned in the hospital’s billboard ad copy or in an archived copy of the associated website that is no longer online, Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered an investigation On Tuesday, he accused the hospital of promoting “birth tourism.”
After a backlash from angry Trump supporters this week, the hospital also deleted a Spanish-language Instagram post promoting its maternity services; The post was intended as an invitation to women “living abroad” who wanted to give birth in the United States, with no mention of citizenship.
“Are you pregnant, living abroad, and looking to welcome your baby in South Texas?” Instagram post read according to screenshot Published by Houston Chronicle. “Look no further! Come learn about the birthing packages Mission Regional Medical Center has to offer and discover why thousands of families choose to have their babies with us every year.”
Trump, who has repeatedly tested the limits of presidential power in domestic and foreign policy, issued an executive order ending birthright citizenship on his first day back in office last year as part of a series of policies aimed at curbing legal and illegal immigration.
Reuters contributed reporting
