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Supreme Court declines to revive Biden-era immigration judge deportation pause policy

The justices turned down cities and a legal group seeking to defend a rule that Texas and the Trump administration had agreed to block.

Updated Oct 27, 2026 · 22:21 UTC3 reports

The short version

  • The Supreme Court declined to restore a Biden-era policy that let immigration judges temporarily close deportation cases.[ABC News · The Washington Sun]
  • Democratic-led cities and a legal group had asked the justices to revive the rule after a lower court denied them intervention.[Associated Press]
  • Texas and the Trump administration had agreed to block the rule after Texas sued, and Texas alleged it was expanded under Biden.[Associated Press · The Washington Sun]
  • The Justice Department urged denial, arguing the cities lacked legal standing.[Associated Press · The Washington Sun]

Key facts

  • The Supreme Court declined to reinstate a Biden-era policy letting immigration judges temporarily close deportation cases.[Associated Press · ABC News · The Washington Sun]
  • Democratic-led cities including Baltimore, Columbus, and New Haven, along with Centro Legal de la Raza, asked the Court to revive the rule.[Associated Press · The Washington Sun]
  • A judge refused to let the cities and legal group intervene before they filed an emergency appeal with the Supreme Court.[Associated Press]
  • Texas and the Trump administration agreed to a court order blocking the regulation after Texas sued.[Associated Press · The Washington Sun]
  • Texas alleged that administrative closure was dramatically expanded under Biden and effectively allowed indefinite stays.[Associated Press]
  • The Justice Department urged the Court to deny the appeal, arguing the cities lacked legal standing.[Associated Press]

What remains uncertain

  • Texas's claim that administrative closure was dramatically expanded under Biden and allowed indefinite stays is an allegation, not an established finding.[Associated Press]
  • The Court's reasoning is not described in the reporting, and the Justice Department's standing argument is one party's position.[Associated Press · The Washington Sun]

Sources

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