Supreme Court Lets Stand Justice Department Deal Ending Deportation Rule

The Supreme Court cleared the way for a Department of Justice deal that terminates a Biden-era deportation rule.

The Supreme Court refused an emergency request from a coalition of cities to pause a lower court ruling that upheld a Justice Department settlement. The agreement terminates a prior policy allowing judges to indefinitely shelve deportation cases. Immigrant advocates criticized the accord, while the current administration declined to defend the older directive.

• The backgroundA lower court ruling in June previously blocked the immigration regulation after the administration chose not to defend it.
• The reactionSeveral Democrat-led municipalities filed an emergency petition asking the high court to intervene.
• The criticismAdvocacy groups condemned the agreement between the federal government and Texas as improper coordination.

What's new · 1h agoThe Supreme Court officially denied the emergency petition from municipal leaders seeking to halt the lower court ruling upholding the Justice Department settlement.