Chief Justice Roberts Stalls Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Appeal, Sets April 4 Deadline

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts is facing growing criticism after he delayed action on President Trump’s emergency appeal in the birthright citizenship battle.

Rather than responding immediately to the nationwide injunctions blocking Trump’s executive order, Roberts set a leisurely schedule, giving opponents until April 4 to respond.

This lack of urgency comes just days after Roberts publicly rebuked Trump’s calls to impeach activist judges, reinforcing concerns that the Supreme Court is not acting swiftly on issues critical to the administration’s policies.

Trump’s Fight to End Birthright Citizenship

Last week, President Trump formally asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene after four federal judges blocked his executive order restricting automatic citizenship for children born to illegal immigrants or temporary visitors.

🚨 Trump’s executive order argues that the 14th Amendment has been misinterpreted for decades.

📌 The 14th Amendment grants citizenship to those “born in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof.”

📌 Trump argues that this language excludes children born to illegal immigrants or foreign nationals on temporary visas.

📌 His executive order instructs all federal agencies to deny citizenship documents to individuals who do not meet these constitutional criteria.

“The Fourteenth Amendment has never been interpreted to extend citizenship universally to everyone born within the United States. Consistent with this understanding, Congress has further specified that ‘a person born in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof’ is a national and citizen of the United States at birth.” — President Trump’s executive order.

🚨 WATCH: Trump’s press conference on ending birthright citizenship
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Roberts’ Delay Raises Eyebrows

Despite the urgency of the issue, Chief Justice Roberts set an April 4 deadline for opponents to respond—effectively stalling Trump’s efforts to reinstate his executive order.

🔥 Legal experts point out that Roberts had the authority to act immediately but instead chose to wait.

🔥 This decision allows the lower courts’ nationwide injunctions to remain in place, delaying the administration’s ability to enforce immigration policies.

🚨 Josh Gerstein of Politico reported:

“JUST IN: Chief Justice Roberts sets leisurely schedule on Trump bid to end nationwide injunctions, gives opponents until April 4 to respond.”

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Trump Calls Out Judicial Overreach

Trump’s team is demanding immediate Supreme Court action to stay the lower court rulings.

“These cases raise important constitutional questions with major ramifications for securing the border,” said Acting Solicitor General Sarah Harris.

The Trump administration argues that district court judges should not have the power to issue nationwide injunctions that paralyze the executive branch.

🚨 Trump’s legal team wrote to the Supreme Court:

“While the parties litigate weighty merits questions, the Court should restrict the scope of multiple preliminary injunctions that purport to cover every person in the country.”

Roberts Sides With Activist Judges

Roberts’ inaction comes just days after he defended activist judges and attacked Trump for calling for judicial impeachments.

“For more than two centuries, it has been established that impeachment is not an appropriate response to disagreement concerning a judicial decision,” Roberts said in a rare statement.

🔥 Trump supporters argue that the Supreme Court is failing to check judicial overreach, allowing unelected judges to obstruct executive action.

🔥 Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) is now calling for an end to nationwide injunctions, stating:

“Congress needs to roll back the nationwide injunction. These district court judges are out of control.”

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What Happens Next?

✅ Trump’s team will continue pushing for an emergency ruling from the Supreme Court.

✅ April 4 marks the deadline for opponents to file their arguments—after which Roberts may still delay further action.

✅ If the Supreme Court sides with Trump, it would overturn decades of birthright citizenship precedent—a massive victory for his administration.

👀 Do you think Roberts is stalling on purpose? Should the Supreme Court act faster? Drop your thoughts in the comments! ⬇️🔥