Department of Homeland Security v. League of Women Voters

609 U. S. ____ (2026) · 9/25/26

The Court grants the Government’s application to stay the District Court’s order—which set aside and vacated the Government’s modified Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program and its related notices—pending the disposition of appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia and disposition of a petition for a writ of certiorari, if such a writ is timely sought.

Since 1986, the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program has allowed federal, state, and local government agencies to verify the citizenship and immigration status of noncitizens applying for public benefits. For decades, it relied on records maintained by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Department of Justice, and the Department of State.

Last year, the Federal Government expanded SAVE’s scope. In March 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order directing DHS to put new systems in place to allow state and local authorities to verify the citizenship status of registered voters and individuals registering to vote. Exec. Order No. 14248, 90 Fed. Reg. 14006 (2025). The Executive Order also directed the Social Security Administration (SSA) to make its records available to DHS for that purpose. Id., at 14007.