Chief Justice John Roberts put a hold on lower court rulings in a dispute over whether DOGE is a federal agency subject to freedom of information requests.

The status allows people already in the United States to live and work legally because their native countries are deemed unsafe for return due to natural disaster or civil strife.

Eight justices—the exception being Ketanji Brown Jackson—seem keen to rein in universal injunctions. But a majority also appear committed to averting Mr Trump’s radical departure from the constitution’s promise of citizenship. The justices could thread that needle in three ways.

The decision follows an appeal by the Trump admin to the Supreme Court, stemming from a lawsuit filed by a watchdog group.

A Wisconsin appeals court judge who was an outspoken supporter of abortion rights in the state Legislature is running for the Wisconsin Supreme Court.