A federal judge will hear arguments on Wednesday over President Donald Trump's executive order to end birthright citizenship in the U.S. as the order faces multiple legal challenges.

U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman issued an injunction on Jan. 23, stopping President Trump's executive order from going into effect. Five pregnant women without legal immigration status, along with the organizations CASA and the Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project, are the plaintiffs in this particular case.

Several other cases are pending in separate federal courts.

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President Trump's executive order was scheduled to go into effect on Feb. 19. The order would not impact the legal status of children born in the U.S. prior to Feb. 19, 2025. Currently, virtually all children born in the U.S. are granted citizenship regardless of their parents' immigration status; however, the order would revoke citizenship for children of those in the U.S. illegally.

The plaintiffs argue that birthright citizenship is a right for all people born in the U.S. under the 14th Amendment, which was enacted in 1868. The first section of the 14th Amendment states: "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."