However, another part of the Hawaii Judge's ruling was stayed.
Not how I read the ruling. The Supreme Court has temporarily stayed the (Hawaii) District Court's modification of "close family" until the government's appeal to the 9th circus regarding the modification has been heard and ruled on.
Justices Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch concurred with the temporary stay of the (Hawaii) district court's modification of the definition of 'close family,' but would have made the stay permanent, mooting any appeal to the 9th circus.
The good news is Gorsuch so far is ruling as Scalia would have. The bad news is Kennedy is staying on long enough to inflict more damage. Roberts is worse then Kennedy and a total loss whether blackmailed or just a Trojan Horse l don’t know either way he’s another Warren and a disaster.
No, the first sentence of the order (dismissing the Federal government request to “clarify”) was regarding the “close family” definition which the State Dept defined and then the Hawaii Judge overturned.