As the debate over birthright citizenship rages on, the Center for Immigration Studies released data showing there were between 225,000 to 250,000 births to illegal immigrants in 2023.

The organization said that figure is close to 7% of total births in the U.S. that year. 

CIS said it plans to "revise these numbers as we obtain more data" but the group does not expect a "very large upward revision in this 2023 estimate" since the CDC has recorded a "fairly steady number of births in the U.S. during this decade."

Upon taking office on Monday, President Trump signed an executive order banning birthright citizenship.

A federal judge, U.S. District Judge John Coughenour, a appointee of former President Ronald Reagan, has blocked it from taking effect.

Arizona, Illinois, Oregon and Washington sued to halt Trump's executive order.