In a last-minute effort to revive a White House plan to protect up to 4 million immigrants from deportation, the Obama administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider a case on which the eight-member court was split 4-4 last month.
The request was a long shot, because such moves are usually rejected.
It is unclear when that would be, as the Republican-controlled U.S. Senate has declined to act on Obama's nominee, appeals court judge Merrick Garland.