Officials in Santa Clara County on Thursday said they have filed a federal lawsuit over President Trump's executive order that seeks to end birthright citizenship.

A federal judge Thursday blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order outlawing birthright citizenship —the policy automatically giving citizenship to anyone born in the U.S.—and declared it “blatantly unconstitutional,” as legal experts widely believe the president does not have the power to change the policy on his own.

Trump's order directs federal agencies to stop issuing citizenship documents to U.S.-born children of undocumented mothers. It also applies to mothers in the country on temporary visas, if the father is not a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.

In the few days since he returned to the White House, President Donald Trump’s sweeping executive orders and mass pardons have shattered political and legal norms. But one order is in a category of its own.

One of the many executive orders President Donald Trump signed on Monday included one to end birthright citizenship. Here's what to know about it and why lawsuits have already been filed.

President Donald Trump is seeking to end birthright citizenship, a constitutional right enshrined by the 14th Amendment. We asked two experts in constitutional and immigration law to walk us through what the amendment says,

Missouri AG Andrew Bailey defended Trump's opening volley of executive orders, saying he within his rights to end birthright citizenship and to pause appropriations funding.

A Bay Area county is pushing back against President Donald Trump’s effort to end birthright citizenship through an executive order. On Thursday, the County of Santa Clara filed a lawsuit to Trump’s executive order,