Supreme Court Allows Trump to Undo Major Biden-Era Immigration Policy

The Supreme Court declined Tuesday to intervene in a dispute over a Biden-era immigration policy that allowed immigration judges to pause certain deportation proceedings, leaving in place a court order blocking the regulation.

The justices rejected an emergency appeal from Democratic-led cities and a legal advocacy group seeking to defend the policy, which they said helped crime victims and neglected juveniles.

Texas sued to block the practice, known as administrative closure, arguing that it had expanded dramatically under former President Joe Biden and effectively allowed some immigrants to remain in the United States indefinitely. Texas and the Trump administration later agreed to a court order blocking the regulation.

Baltimore, Columbus (Ohio), and New Haven (Connecticut), along with the legal group Centro Legal de la Raza, sought to intervene in the case to defend the policy. After a judge rejected their request, the cities and the group filed an emergency appeal with the Supreme Court.

The Justice Department urged the justices to reject the appeal, arguing that the cities lacked legal standing to challenge the settlement and had not shown they would suffer immediate legal harm.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

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