A divided panel of judges has temporarily paused an effort to investigate whether the Trump administration engaged in contempt of court.

The case is one of several challenging moves by the Trump administration to cancel the temporary legal status of hundreds of thousands of people.

The request filed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit hinges largely on the meaning of the word “facilitate,” which Judge Paula Xinis and the Justice Department have disagreed on in a case with far-reaching implications.