Supreme Court Rejects Bid to Revive Immigration Rule Allowing Deportation Pauses
The Supreme Court declined to intervene in a dispute over a Biden-era immigration policy that permitted judges to pause certain deportation proceedings.
POLICY WIRE — Washington, USA — The Supreme Court opted not to intervene on Tuesday in a legal battle concerning a Biden-era immigration regulation that granted immigration judges the authority to pause specific deportation cases.
The high court dismissed a request from several Democratic-led cities, including Baltimore, Columbus, Ohio, and New Haven, Connecticut, along with the legal organization Centro Legal de la Raza. These parties sought to reinstate the rule, arguing it provided essential protections for crime victims and neglected juveniles.
The regulation had been blocked following a lawsuit filed by Texas, which reached a settlement with the Trump administration. Texas officials contended that the practice, known as administrative closure, had been significantly broadened under the Biden administration, effectively allowing individuals to remain in the country indefinitely.
Represented by the advocacy group Democracy Forward, the cities had filed an emergency appeal after a lower court judge denied their motion to intervene in the case. They argued that the settlement between Texas and the federal government bypassed standard public rulemaking procedures.
The Justice Department had previously urged the justices to reject the appeal, maintaining that the cities lacked the legal standing to challenge the settlement and failed to demonstrate that they would suffer immediate legal harm.
Reporting by Policy-Wire (PW)
