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A federal judge declined to halt the Trump administration’s new immigration registration requirements, which include expanded fingerprinting and registration mandates for foreign nationals, rejecting a request for intervention from immigrant advocacy groups.

Judge Trevor McFadden ruled today that the challengers had not shown the policy was harming them in a way that would make it appropriate for a court to get involved.

“As organizations, many of their harms are too speculative, and they have failed to show that the Rule will erode their core missions,” McFadden, a Trump appointee, wrote.

The ruling comes a day before the policy is set to take effect, delivering a significant setback to advocacy groups that had been fighting to block the administration’s sweeping immigration agenda.

Some background: The organizations, including Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights Los Angeles, CASA, Make the Road New York, and United Farm Workers, sued last month over the rule requiring noncitizens ages 14 and older to register with the government, submit biometric data and carry proof of registration — under threat of criminal penalties.

The interim final rule, announced March 12 and set to take effect tomorrow, bypasses public comment and revives broad registration measures not seen since World War II.

The challengers argue it violates the Administrative Procedure Act, creates confusion, and threatens civil liberties. They also warn of potential racial profiling, legal risks for immigrants and disruption of legal aid services.