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.

A federal appellate court is weighing whether to allow President Trump to end the constitutional guarantee to birthright citizenship.

The constitutionality of President Donald Trump's executive order to curtail automatic birthright citizenship is set to be considered by a U.S. appeals court for the first time on Wednesday, even as the U.