The president criticized the Supreme Court ruling, saying it was a “close, but a very, very unfortunate decision.” Trump signed the original birthright citizenship executive order on his first day back in office in January 2025. Immigration advocates and expecting mothers took the case to court, and the Supreme Court in 2025 ruled not on the matter but a separate, related nationwide injunction issue. “We’re actually the only country of size, I think just about the only country, period, that does birthright citizenship,” he said. “I thought we were going to win it at the Supreme Court.