A federal judge on Wednesday ordered Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen to pause his purge of thousands of naturalized citizens from the state's active voter rolls.

The judge wrote that Allen’s office “blew the deadline when he announced a purge program” just 84 days before the 2024 presidential election.

District Judge Anna Manasco sided with the Justice Department and civil rights groups that said the effort came too close to election day and included eligible voters

The ruling came after the Alabama Secretary of State Office announced it identified over 3,000 voters registered under noncitizen IDs in August.

Judge Anna M. Manasco, a Trump appointee, said that Alabama must stop moving voters from active to “inactive” status, as the presidential election is just three weeks away.

As the 2024 election approaches, here's what to know about ballot tracking, vote-by-mail deadlines, and finding your polling site in Alabama.

Fairway is based in Wisconsin and operates in Birmingham under the name MortgageBanc. The Justice Department and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau claimed that Fairway discouraged residents of Black neighborhoods from applying for mortgage loans.

A federal judge blocked Alabama election officials from carrying out a last-minute purge of names from lists of registered voters, finding the state “blew” a 90-day nationwide deadline to maintain the status quo ahead of the November election.

A judge temporarily blocked Alabama’s voter removal program after finding the state violated federal law by systematically purging voters too close to this fall’s election.

Former President Donald Trump Wednesday claimed credit for protecting in vitro fertilization (IVF) services in Alabama, saying the state Legislature moved to act quickly once he intervened. However, Republican and Democratic legislators in the state were already moving to address a February Alabama Supreme Court ruling before the Republican presidential nominee weighed in.

Voters across Alabama will be able to vote for or against Amendment One on Nov. 5. While it is being voted on statewide, it will only affect a few counties. State Rep. Jamie Kiel (R-Russellville) sponsored the bill during the legislative session earlier this year.