Supreme Court hears oral arguments about birthright citizenship

WASHINGTON (NBC, KYMA) - The Supreme Court is hearing a landmark case challenging President Donald Trump's executive order which limits birthright citizenship.

Early in his second term, President Trump signed the order and argues that babies born in the U.S. to undocumented immigrants and temporary foreign visitors were not eligible for automatic citizenship.

It limits citizenship to babies who have at least one parent who is a U.S. citizen or a permanent resident.

The president left the White House Wednesday morning and traveled to the high court to listen to the oral arguments in person. This is a first for a sitting president.

Meanwhile, outside the high court protesters are calling on the justices to leave birthright citizenship as is.

To watch the livestream of the hearing, see attached video.