About 250 demonstrators packed the steps of the supreme court on Wednesday, chanting in defense of birthright citizenship as Donald Trump himself watched from the public gallery in an unprecedented appearance. Trump issued the executive order targeting birthright citizenship on his first day in office in 2025, directing a reinterpretation of the constitution that runs counter to 158 years of precedent. He warned that overturning birthright citizenship would strip millions of children of healthcare, protection from deportation and the basic promise of justice. “There will be nothing supreme about ending birthright citizenship,” he said. “Unfortunately, our supreme court has kind of been bought and paid for by the super rich,” she said.

Source: The Guardian April 01, 2026 23:02 UTC