A federal appeals court in Washington sounded skeptical Monday of President Donald Trump’s proclamation effectively ending asylum in the United States, during oral arguments over a lower court ruling that found the president exceeded his authority under an immigration law.

A three-judge panel on the U.S Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit was weighing a lawsuit from the American Civil Liberties Union and other groups challenging the proclamation Trump issued shortly after taking office in January.

Two of the judges asked questions about requirements under the Immigration and Nationality Act that the United States allow asylum-seekers to make requests to stay in the United States.

Judge J. Michelle Childs, a Biden appointee, said certain provisions under immigration law

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