Trump's Birthright Citizenship Battle

0:00It's April 1st. From coast to coast, this is US News Today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. President Trump is back at it, slamming birthright citizenship right after showing up to Supreme Court arguments on his executive order to end it. The order targets kids born here to undocumented immigrants or temporary visitors, and he calls the US the only nation dumb enough to hand out. Automatic citizenship like that. He made headlines as the first sitting president to attend oral arguments in person, sitting with top officials before heading out midway. On truth social, Trump posted that the policy is a key part of his immigration overhaul, signed on day one of his return to office. Critics from civil rights groups say the Constitution flat out guarantee citizenship to anyone born on US soil, and they've sued to stop the order. Supporters argue it fuels illegal border crossings and birth tourism, where folks gain the system for their kids' future. Trump insists the 14th Amendment, born from the Civil War era, was meant for children

1:02of enslaved people, not modern abuses by outsiders. Lower courts have put the order on ice so far, sending it straight to the justices. This showdown could rewrite immigration rules and how we read the Constitution, with a ruling expected by early summer. Keep an eye on it, as it hits right at the heart of who gets to call America home.