A clear majority of the Supreme Court appeared to cast doubt on the idea that birthright citizenship should be struck down.

The nine are about to take up a historic dispute that goes to the core of American identity. From their personal vantage points and separate ideological approaches, they will decide if the concept of birthright citizenship,

President Trump attended the arguments but left after the government presented its case. A victory for the administration would bar children of undocumented immigrants or temporary residents from automatically being Americans.