More than 150,000 newborns would be denied citizenship annually if Trump's order takes effect nationally, according to the plaintiffs.

A federal appellate court is weighing whether to allow President Donald Trump to end the 157-year-old constitutional guarantee that every child born in the country is a U.S. citizen. On Wednesday, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments in a lawsuit launched in January by Arizona,

The Justice Department on Wednesday pressed a federal appeals court to reverse a judge’s ruling that blocked nationwide President Donald Trump’s effort to end birthright citizenship.