The Trump administration on Monday filed an emergency application with the U.S. Supreme Court in a decisive move to protect the integrity of America’s elections.

President Donald Trump’s team is seeking to lift a lower-court injunction that has blocked key provisions of President Donald Trump’s landmark Executive Order aimed at verifying citizenship and securing mail-in ballots.

The application in Trump v. California, submitted by Solicitor General D. John Sauer, asks the justices to stay an injunction issued by a Massachusetts federal judge that prevents the Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. Postal Service, and other agencies from implementing vital safeguards ahead of the November 3, 2026, midterm elections.

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, who received the application, has ordered the opposing states – led by California – to respond by 4 p.m. EDT on August 3.

At stake is Executive Order 14399, “Ensuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal Elections,” signed by President Trump on March 31, 2026.