WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to identify all states where it has pressured officials to comply with its efforts to prevent non-U.S. citizens from voting in the midterm election, inquiries that Democrats have challenged as an illegal power grab.

Chief Judge James Boasberg said he intends to rule by Monday — the eve of Election Day — on a request by Democratic Party leaders to block President Donald Trump’s administration from attempting to undermine state election procedures next week.

But the judge noted that the administration can “moot this process at any time” by filing a notice indicating that it will not engage in the election-related conduct the Democratic plaintiffs sued to challenge.

Meanwhile, the judge and plaintiffs want to know if election officials in any states besides California and Washington have received letters from the Justice Department threatening them with criminal prosecution if they knowingly retain noncitizens on their statewide…