Members of the Supreme Court ruled that officials in Virginia can remove noncitizens from voter rolls by granting an emergency appeal filed by Virginia Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin.

Attorneys with the United States Justice Department recently filed a lawsuit to stop Virginia from removing some 1,600 noncitizens from their voter rolls before the election. Virginia Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares filed an emergency stay in the Supreme Court after the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia required them to stop the removals.

The six conservative members of the Supreme Court nevertheless approved the emergency stay on Wednesday in what Miyares called “a win for election integrity and the rule of law.”

“With less than a week before the elections, Virginians can vote with confidence knowing Virginians will be choosing our elected officials,” he said. “I am grateful that the Supreme Court recognized the importance of this issue and issued its decision in such a short time frame.”

Youngkin also remarked in a statement that “clean voter rolls are one important part of a comprehensive approach we are taking to ensure the fairness of our elections.”

Republicans in other states have launched similar efforts to remove noncitizens from their voter rolls in recent months as they become increasingly concerned about foreigners fraudulently participating in elections, especially amid rampant illegal immigration in recent years. Ohio Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose recently announced that he identified hundreds of noncitizens who have registered to vote in the state and have even in some cases cast ballots.

The approved emergency stay from the Supreme Court comes after one survey from Gallup found that the vast majority of Americans support imposing election security measures such as requiring photo identification and proof of citizenship at polling places before ballots are cast.