Supreme Court·Immigration
Baltimore and other cities ask Supreme Court to pause Texas-DOJ deal ending Biden deportation-pause rule
Baltimore, New Haven, Columbus and an immigrant legal-services group asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to pause a consent judgment between Texas and the Justice Department that voided a 2024 Biden-era "administrative closure" rule letting immigration judges suspend some deportation cases, SCOTUSblog's Amy Howe reported. After Texas sued in Judge Reed O'Connor's court, DOJ quickly agreed the rule should be set aside; O'Connor entered a final consent judgment tossing the rule and barred a similar one, then denied the cities' attempt to intervene for lack of standing, and the Fifth Circuit refused to block the judgment while their appeal continues. The challengers call the consent judgment "egregious collusion"; a stay would temporarily restore the rule during the appeal. This is an emergency application (City of Baltimore v. Texas), not a final ruling on the merits.
- SCOTUSblogChallengers ask court to pause agreement between Texas and the DOJ on deportation proceedings
- Washington ExaminerDemocratic cities urge Supreme Court to stop deal ending Biden-era immigration rule