Trump's Birthright Citizenship Challenge

0:00It's March 31st. I'm Cory with the story, and this is Global News Today World News powered by AI. President Donald Trump kicked off his second term by signing an executive order to scrap birthright citizenship for kids born in the U.S. 2. Undocumented Parents, or those on temporary beases. This move targets the automatic citizenship guaranteed by the 14th Amendment, a promise he's pushed for years. The policy draws from debates over the amendment's subject to the jurisdiction clause, arguing it doesn't cover non-citizens. Birthright citizenship stems from 1868, post-civil war, to grant rights to freed slaves, and was upheld in 1898. Wong Kim Ark case for immigrant kids. Critics including most legal experts call it unconstitutional without a full amendment, which needs two-thirds congressional approval, and three-quarters of states nearly impossible now. Supporters say it curbs illegal immigration, and so-called anchor babies. But opponents warn of a stateless underclass.

1:02Lower courts in Maryland, Massachusetts, and Washington State hit the order with nationwide blocks, labeling it blatantly unconstitutional. Trump appealed, and last June the Supreme Court limited judges power to issue such broad injunctions, a win for his team. Now the conservative Supreme Court takes up the court issue on April 1st, with huge stakes for immigration and family separations. Trump's even floated deporting U.S. born kids with their parents, eyes on the justices as this battle heats up.