Stripped of its authority and nearly all its staff, the U.S. Justice Department’s storied Public Integrity Section is on life support. Former prosecutors say the overhaul could make it easier to prosecute Trump’s opponents.

Lawyers for the administration asked the Supreme Court to block a lower court order directing officials to reinstate thousands of fired employees.

President Donald Trump expressed confidence over the weekend about the U.S. Department of Justice‘s case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the mistakenly deported migrant who is now facing federal charges of human smuggling.