A federal appeals court in Washington state focused its questioning during a hearing on Wednesday about the Trump administration’s attempt to end birthright citizenship on the language of the 14th Amendment and whether it indeed confers citizenship on anyone born on U.S. soil.
A three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit heard arguments on the merits of the January executive order by President Donald Trump that sought to end birthright citizenship for children who do not have at least one U.S. citizen parent. The three judges, one a Trump appointee and the other two Clinton appointees, expressed skepticism at the Trump administration’s arguments.
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