New Delhi, Sept. 26 -- The US Supreme Court on Friday allowed the Trump administration to resume using an expanded federal database to help states verify the citizenship status of registered voters, setting aside a lower court order that had blocked the system.

The justices granted the Justice Department's request for a stay of the ruling by a federal judge in Washington, DC. The decision allows the administration to continue using the modified Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements, or SAVE, programme while the legal challenge proceeds.

The database, which has traditionally been used by government agencies to verify immigration and citizenship status for benefits, was expanded by the administration in 2025.

The revised system ...