Muscogee (Creek) Freedmen this week asked the tribal nation’s Supreme Court to enforce its ruling granting them citizenship after the nation’s executive orders have prevented the issuing of new citizenship cards.

“In issuing (the executive order), Chief (David) Hill has overstepped, encroaching on the Citizenship Board’s independence, violating his duty to uphold the law, and usurping the court’s authority,” the filing reads.

It comes nearly three months after a July 23 ruling granted full citizenship to the descendants of people who were enslaved by the tribe. The July ruling also overturned the nation’s “by-blood” requirement, which served as a basis to deny Freedmen citizenship applications.