The latest plea comes in the form of an emergency appeal the Justice Department filed with the court last week, seeking to narrow orders issued by judges in Maryland, Massachusetts and Washington that prohibit the nationwide enforcement of an executive order signed by President Donald Trump to restrict birthright citizenship.

Chief Justice John Roberts issued a rare statement after Trump called for a judge that halted his deportations to be impeached.

The rare public statement came hours after the president called for removal of a judge who sought to temporarily block some deportations.