The Facts

• The US Supreme Court issued an emergency order on Wednesday reinstating Virginia's purge of suspected noncitizens from its voter registration rolls ahead of Election Day next week.

• A final ruling on the issue has been left for a future date, with three Democratic-appointed justices — Elena Kagan, Ketanji Brown Jackson and Sonia Sotomayor — indicating their opposition to the program.

• This comes as Virginia attorney general filed an appeal to the Supreme Court after a federal appeals court upheld on Sunday an injunction ordering the state to restore the registrations of some 1.6K voters.This comes as Virginia attorney general filed an appeal to the Supreme Court after a federal appeals court upheld on Sunday an injunction ordering the state to restore eligibility for some 1.6K voters.