“I will be asking for a Rehearing by the United States Supreme Court, IMMEDIATELY. This miscarriage of justice will destroy America if they don’t change their absolutely insane decision.”
President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he will ask the Supreme Court to rehear its recent decision striking down his executive order restricting birthright citizenship, citing reports of billboards from US hospitals advertising childbirth packages to foreign nationals in Mexico.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump argued that such advertisements are an exploitation of birthright citizenship.
“Signs and Billboards are being put up all over our Southern Border, and Mexico, advertising BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP, with ‘Deliveries starting at $4000,’” Trump wrote. “Likewise, similar signs going up all over our Country. Billions of Dollars will be illegally made by this SCAM, with Citizenship going to anyone willing to pay. It will be, by far, the number one way of becoming a citizen, and then the entire family will be allowed to follow. Not sustainable. NOBODY SAW THIS COMING!!! AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP IS NOT FOR SALE!”
“In fact, that is a crime, and therefore, the Supreme Court’s ruling is wrong. I will be asking for a Rehearing by the United States Supreme Court, IMMEDIATELY,” Trump continued. “This miscarriage of justice will destroy America if they don’t change their absolutely insane decision.”
Trump’s comments refer to a reported advertising campaign by Mission Regional Medical Center in South Texas. On Tuesday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott called on the Texas Health and Human Services Commission to investigate the hospital.
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According to Fox News, the hospital’s Spanish billboards advertised $3,950 for a natural birth and $5,525 for a C-section. They were reportedly 5 miles from a US-Mexico border crossing.
"The marketing materials regarding maternity services are no longer in use due to any unintended misunderstanding," a hospital spokesperson told the outlet. "We do not support or facilitate any unlawful activity and work to comply with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations."
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